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Patchwork

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Winner of the 2010 Penguin Prize for African Writing. In this coming-of-age novel, acclaimed author Ellen Banda-Aaku offers a profound exploration into the effects of stigma, class, and family dynamics in 1970s Zambia. 'Everyone calls me Pumpkin. Firstly, because I was a fat, chubby-cheeked baby. And, secondly, because when Ma was pregnant with me, no matter how much pumpkin she ate, she just couldn't get enough...' Pumpkin is a nine-year-old girl pulled between two vastly different worlds - that of her father, the wealthy and power-hungry Joseph Sakavungo, and her mother, his unstable mistress. As Pumpkin attempts to come to terms with her own identity, will she be able to fashion a future for herself out of the torn patchwork of her life? Beautifully constructed, Banda-Aaku moulds a story that is heart-rending and bittersweet.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781035900459
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 256
  • Utgitt:
  • 1. februar 2024
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 199x129x18 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 276 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: 4-7 virkedager
Forventet levering: 13. november 2024

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Winner of the 2010 Penguin Prize for African Writing. In this coming-of-age novel, acclaimed author Ellen Banda-Aaku offers a profound exploration into the effects of stigma, class, and family dynamics in 1970s Zambia.

'Everyone calls me Pumpkin. Firstly, because I was a fat, chubby-cheeked baby. And, secondly, because when Ma was pregnant with me, no matter how much pumpkin she ate, she just couldn't get enough...'

Pumpkin is a nine-year-old girl pulled between two vastly different worlds - that of her father, the wealthy and power-hungry Joseph Sakavungo, and her mother, his unstable mistress.

As Pumpkin attempts to come to terms with her own identity, will she be able to fashion a future for herself out of the torn patchwork of her life?

Beautifully constructed, Banda-Aaku moulds a story that is heart-rending and bittersweet.

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