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Highlights
- Chris Abani finds the sacred in a charged and broken world, to "build meaning from detritus.
- About the Author: Chris Abani was born in Nigeria in 1966 and published his first novel at sixteen.
- 96 Pages
- Poetry, American
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About the Book
Chris Abani finds the sacred in a charged and broken world, to "build meaning from detritus."Book Synopsis
Chris Abani finds the sacred in a charged and broken world, to "build meaning from detritus."Review Quotes
"Abani...explores place and humor, exile and freedom with poems of experience and imagination...[he] enters the wound with a boldness that avoids nothing. Highly recommended.--Library Journal "A beautiful work of art...elevates art and humanity above meanness and inhumanity.'"--World Literature Today "A brave and challenging book... Reading, I found myself in tears." --Sunday Tribune "Stunning poems... Abani conveys the experience in words shaped into art and made unforgettable by their quietness." --New Humanist
About the Author
Chris Abani was born in Nigeria in 1966 and published his first novel at sixteen. He has been imprisoned, tortured, and sentenced to death for his literary activities. After fleeing Nigeria he continued to write, and is the author of ten books of poetry and fiction. He teaches at UC Riverside.Dimensions (Overall): 9.4 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .4 Inches (D)
Weight: .4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: American
Genre: Poetry
Number of Pages: 96
Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
Theme: African American
Format: Paperback
Author: Chris Abani
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2010
TCIN: 1002950120
UPC: 9781556593161
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-2174
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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