Hangman / Maya Binyam.
"A shockingly original first novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and beyond"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "A shockingly original first novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and beyond"-- A man returns home to sub-Saharan Africa after twenty-six years in America. When he arrives, he finds that he doesn't recognize the country or anyone in it. Thankfully, someone recognizes him, a man who calls him brother-- setting him on a quest to find his real brother, who is dying. In his search, a series of phantoms, guides, tricksters, bureaucrats, debtors, taxi drivers, relatives, riddles, and strangers will lead to the truth. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 198 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780374610074 037461007X |