The five sorrowful mysteries of Andy Africa : a novel
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New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
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Buoro, S.
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Buoro, S.
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in 2022 in Great Britain"--Title page verso.
Description
"Andrew Aziza is an unusually smart fifteen-year-old in Kontagora, Nigeria. He lives with his fiercely protective mother, Gloria, and fantasizes obsessively about white girls-especially blondes. When he's not in church, at school, or hanging about town with his droogs wishing to become one of “Africa's first superheroes,” he's contemplating the larger questions with his teacher Zahrah and his equally brilliant friend Fatima, a Hausa-Fulani girl who has feelings for him. Together they discuss mathematical theorems, Black power, and what Andy has deemed the Curse of Africa. Sure enough, the reluctantly nicknamed Andy Africa soon falls hopelessly and inappropriately in love with the first white girl he lays eyes on: Eileen. But at the church party held to celebrate her arrival, multiple crises loom. An unfamiliar man there claims, despite his mother's denials, to be Andy's father, and an anti-Christian mob has gathered, headed for the church. In the ensuing havoc and its aftermath, Andy is forced to reckon with his identity and desires and determine how to live on the so-called Cursed Continent. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa announces a dazzlingly unique literary voice. Crackling with energy, this tragicomic novel provides a stunning lens into contemporary African life, the complicity of the West, and the impossible challenges of growing up in a turbulent world."-- provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Buoro, S. (2023). The five sorrowful mysteries of Andy Africa: a novel . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buoro, Stephen. 2023. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa: A Novel. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Buoro, Stephen. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Buoro, Stephen. The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa: A Novel Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
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