An Orchestra of Minorities: The Booker Prize 2019
Autor Chigozie Obiomaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 ian 2019
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019
From the Author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, The Fishermen
'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times
A young farmer named Chinonso prevents a woman from falling to her death. Bonded by this strange night on the bridge, he and Ndali fall in love, but it is a mismatch according to her family who reject him because of his lowly status. Is it love or madness that makes Chinonso think he can change his destiny?
Set across Nigeria and Cyprus, An Orchestra of Minorities, written in the mythic style of the Igbo tradition, weaves a heart-wrenching tale about fate versus free will.
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'A spectacular artistic leap' Guardian
'Brilliantly original' The Economist
'A remarkable talent' Independent
'Few contemporary novels achieve the seductive panache of Obioma's heightened language, with its mixture of English, Igbo and colourful African-English phrases, and the startling clarity of the dialogue. The story is extreme; yet its theme is a bid for mercy for that most fragile of creatures - a human' Eileen Battersby, Guardian
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780349143194
ISBN-10: 0349143196
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 154 x 234 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
Seria The Booker Prize 2019
ISBN-10: 0349143196
Pagini: 528
Dimensiuni: 154 x 234 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: Little Brown Book Group
Seria The Booker Prize 2019
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Notă biografică
Chigozie Obioma was born in 1986 in Akure, Nigeria, and currently lives in the United States. He graduated from the University of Michigan with an MFA in Creative Writing and was a recipient of a Hopwood Award in fiction and poetry. He is now an assistant professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His debut novel, The Fishermen, is winner of the inaugural FT/Oppenheimer Award for Fiction, the NAACP Image Awards for Debut Literary Work, and the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (Los Angeles Times Book Prizes); and was a finalist for the Man Booker Prize 2015, as well as for several other prizes in the US and UK. Obioma was named one of Foreign Policy's 100 Leading Global Thinkers of 2015.
Recenzii
Named
a
'Most
Anticipated
Book
of
2019'
byEntertainmentWeekly,Vanity
Fair,
Hello
Giggles,
PureWow,Literary
Hub,
andFast
Company
"Obioma writes with an exigent precision thatmakes AN ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES feel at once timely and speculative. Thenovel aches with Chinonso. His triumphs are rare and hard-won. Obioma compelsthe reader to root for him, to see the poor chicken farmer's story as an epic."—The Atlantic
"It is more than a superb and tragic novel; it's a historicaltreasure."
—Boston Globe
"It's a story as oldas the epic."—New York Times Book Review
"Gorgeously written, with a twist of magicalrealism and a heavy dose of sad reality,this is your big novel of thewinter."—Washington Post
"Transcendent. . . Chigozie Obioma's secondnovel isa rare treasure:a book that deepens the mystery of the humanexperience."—Seattle Times
"Obioma's novelremains interesting and important"—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"The chances that Chigozie Obioma's second novelwould match, let alone surpass, "The Fishermen," were slim. Happily, hisfollow-up, AN ORCHESTRAOF MINORITIES,is a triumph. . . . In an era of copycats, "An Orchestra of Minorities" is anunusual and brilliantly original book."—The Economist
"His is a bracing andsearing work that compresses an ordinary life into an epic journey."—Houston Chronicle
"A tale of mythic nature and epic scale at timesrecalling Homer'sOdyssey-a sweeping story about destiny and thepower of choice."—Vanity Fair
"Destined to become a classic."—Hello Giggles
"A multicultural fable that heralds a new master ofmagical realism. . . . It's a special writer who can take the familiar tropesfound within AN ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES and infuse them with new life,transforming them into something exciting and unexpected. Happily, Obioma isexactly such an author."—Bookpage,starred review
A deeply original book that will have readers laughing at, angry with, and feeling compassion for a determined hero who endeavors to create his own destiny.—Kirkus,starred review
"Obioma overwhelms readers with a visceral sense ofChinonso's humanity, his love, his rage, and his despair as he strugglesbetween fate and self-determination." —Library Journal,starred review
"Obiomaalchemizes his contemporary love story into a mythic quest enhanced by Igbocosmology. . . . Magnificently multilayered, Obioma's sophomore title proves tobe an Odyssean achievement."—Booklist, starred reviews
"Unforgettable second novel . . . Obioma's novel iselectrifying, a meticulously crafted character drama told with emotionalintensity. His invention, combining Igbo folklore and Greek tragedy in thecontext of modern Nigeria, makes for a rich, enchanting experience."
—Publishers Weekly,starred review
"This is a powerful, multifarious novel that underlines Obioma's statusas one of the most exciting voices in modern African literature."—Financial Times
"An ambitious and immersive tale about love andsacrifice, told by an ancient spirit. A bold new novel from an exciting youngwriter."—Brit Bennett,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Mothers
"ChigozieObioma is a gifted and original storyteller. His masterful new novelAnOrchestra of Minoritiesis remarkable for its exploration of universalconcepts to do with destiny, free will and luck."—Jennifer Clement, author ofGun Loveand President of PEN International
"ChigozieObioma is an audacious and ambitious writer, and quite adept at binding thereader to the irresistible spells he casts.An Orchestra ofMinoritiesis a magisterial accomplishment by any measure, andparticularly impressive for the way Obioma orchestrates a tableau in whichhumans and spirits must interact in a complex, emotionally rich-veined story.Few writers can match Obioma's astonishing range, his deft facility for weavinga mesmeric and triumphant fictive canvas in which-reminiscent of the ancientmasters-a cohort of gods presides over and negotiates the fates of humans."—Okey Ndibe, author ofForeign Gods, Inc.
"ChigozieObioma pens a deeply empathetic, complex, and gut-wrenchingly human narrativethat captures the heart and soul.An Orchestra of Minoritiesstays withyou. With remarkable style and compelling language, he explores what it meansto experience blinding love and devastating loss. A truly gifted writer, Obiomahas proven yet again, that he's a literary treasure."—Nicole Dennis-Benn, award-winning author ofHere Comes the Sun
Named
one
of'11
Writers
to
Watch
in
2019'
by
theLos
Angeles
Times
"Obioma writes with an exigent precision thatmakes AN ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES feel at once timely and speculative. Thenovel aches with Chinonso. His triumphs are rare and hard-won. Obioma compelsthe reader to root for him, to see the poor chicken farmer's story as an epic."—The Atlantic
"It is more than a superb and tragic novel; it's a historicaltreasure."
—Boston Globe
"It's a story as oldas the epic."—New York Times Book Review
"Gorgeously written, with a twist of magicalrealism and a heavy dose of sad reality,this is your big novel of thewinter."—Washington Post
"Transcendent. . . Chigozie Obioma's secondnovel isa rare treasure:a book that deepens the mystery of the humanexperience."—Seattle Times
"Obioma's novelremains interesting and important"—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"The chances that Chigozie Obioma's second novelwould match, let alone surpass, "The Fishermen," were slim. Happily, hisfollow-up, AN ORCHESTRAOF MINORITIES,is a triumph. . . . In an era of copycats, "An Orchestra of Minorities" is anunusual and brilliantly original book."—The Economist
"His is a bracing andsearing work that compresses an ordinary life into an epic journey."—Houston Chronicle
"A tale of mythic nature and epic scale at timesrecalling Homer'sOdyssey-a sweeping story about destiny and thepower of choice."—Vanity Fair
"Destined to become a classic."—Hello Giggles
"A multicultural fable that heralds a new master ofmagical realism. . . . It's a special writer who can take the familiar tropesfound within AN ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES and infuse them with new life,transforming them into something exciting and unexpected. Happily, Obioma isexactly such an author."—Bookpage,starred review
A deeply original book that will have readers laughing at, angry with, and feeling compassion for a determined hero who endeavors to create his own destiny.—Kirkus,starred review
"Obioma overwhelms readers with a visceral sense ofChinonso's humanity, his love, his rage, and his despair as he strugglesbetween fate and self-determination." —Library Journal,starred review
"Obiomaalchemizes his contemporary love story into a mythic quest enhanced by Igbocosmology. . . . Magnificently multilayered, Obioma's sophomore title proves tobe an Odyssean achievement."—Booklist, starred reviews
"Unforgettable second novel . . . Obioma's novel iselectrifying, a meticulously crafted character drama told with emotionalintensity. His invention, combining Igbo folklore and Greek tragedy in thecontext of modern Nigeria, makes for a rich, enchanting experience."
—Publishers Weekly,starred review
"This is a powerful, multifarious novel that underlines Obioma's statusas one of the most exciting voices in modern African literature."—Financial Times
"An ambitious and immersive tale about love andsacrifice, told by an ancient spirit. A bold new novel from an exciting youngwriter."—Brit Bennett,New York Timesbestselling author ofThe Mothers
"ChigozieObioma is a gifted and original storyteller. His masterful new novelAnOrchestra of Minoritiesis remarkable for its exploration of universalconcepts to do with destiny, free will and luck."—Jennifer Clement, author ofGun Loveand President of PEN International
"ChigozieObioma is an audacious and ambitious writer, and quite adept at binding thereader to the irresistible spells he casts.An Orchestra ofMinoritiesis a magisterial accomplishment by any measure, andparticularly impressive for the way Obioma orchestrates a tableau in whichhumans and spirits must interact in a complex, emotionally rich-veined story.Few writers can match Obioma's astonishing range, his deft facility for weavinga mesmeric and triumphant fictive canvas in which-reminiscent of the ancientmasters-a cohort of gods presides over and negotiates the fates of humans."—Okey Ndibe, author ofForeign Gods, Inc.
"ChigozieObioma pens a deeply empathetic, complex, and gut-wrenchingly human narrativethat captures the heart and soul.An Orchestra of Minoritiesstays withyou. With remarkable style and compelling language, he explores what it meansto experience blinding love and devastating loss. A truly gifted writer, Obiomahas proven yet again, that he's a literary treasure."—Nicole Dennis-Benn, award-winning author ofHere Comes the Sun