Sankofa
Autor Chibundu Onuzoen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 oct 2021
“A beautiful exploration of the often complex parameters of freedom, prejudice, and individual sense of self. Chibundu Onuzo has written a captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew . . . [A] beautiful book about a woman brave enough to discover her true identity.” —Reese Witherspoon
“Onuzo’s sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonization, inheritance and liberation.” —The New York Times Book Review
Named a Best Book of the Month by Entertainment Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, and Time • Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Month by Goodreads, PopSugar, PureWow, LitHub, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, and Buzzfeed
A woman wondering who she really is goes in search of a father she never knew—only to find something far more complicated than she ever expected—in this “stirring narrative about family, our capacity to change and the need to belong” (Time).
Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. In her 40s, she has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother—the only parent who raised her—is dead.
Searching through her mother's belongings one day, Anna finds clues about the African father she never knew. His student diaries chronicle his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London. Anna discovers that he eventually became the president—some would say dictator—of a small nation in West Africa. And he is still alive...
When Anna decides to track her father down, a journey begins that is disarmingly moving, funny, and fascinating. Like the metaphorical bird that gives the novel its name, Sankofa expresses the importance of reaching back to knowledge gained in the past and bringing it into the present to address universal questions of race and belonging, the overseas experience for the African diaspora, and the search for a family's hidden roots.
Examining freedom, prejudice, and personal and public inheritance, Sankofa is a story for anyone who has ever gone looking for a clear identity or home, and found something more complex in its place.
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| Paperback (3) | 50.16 lei 3-5 săpt. | +29.45 lei 6-12 zile |
| Little Brown – 7 apr 2022 | 50.16 lei 3-5 săpt. | +29.45 lei 6-12 zile |
| Little Brown – 3 iun 2021 | 69.97 lei 3-5 săpt. | +40.77 lei 6-12 zile |
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| Hardback (2) | 85.55 lei 3-5 săpt. | +50.51 lei 6-12 zile |
| Little Brown – 3 iun 2021 | 85.55 lei 3-5 săpt. | +50.51 lei 6-12 zile |
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781646220830
ISBN-10: 1646220838
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 235 x 160 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.51 kg
Editura: CATAPULT
ISBN-10: 1646220838
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 235 x 160 x 31 mm
Greutate: 0.51 kg
Editura: CATAPULT
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'A captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew' REESE WITHERSPOON
'Hard to put down' DAILY MAIL
'A real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism' STYLIST
'I LOVED Sankofa SO MUCH' MARIAN KEYES
'Slick pacing and unpredictable developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending' GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY
'Onuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonisation, inheritance and liberation' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'A really great book, very poignant' SARA COX
Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead.
Searching through her mother's belongings, she finds clues about the West African father she never knew. Through reading his student diary, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London, she discovers that he eventually became the president (some would say the dictator) of a small nation in West Africa - and he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey, and an exploration of race, identity and what we pass on to our children.
A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK · A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK · SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION FUTURES PRIZE · AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
'A captivating story about a mixed-race British woman who goes in search of the West African father she never knew' REESE WITHERSPOON
'Hard to put down' DAILY MAIL
'A real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism' STYLIST
'I LOVED Sankofa SO MUCH' MARIAN KEYES
'Slick pacing and unpredictable developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending' GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE DAY
'Onuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonisation, inheritance and liberation' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'A really great book, very poignant' SARA COX
Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up, and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead.
Searching through her mother's belongings, she finds clues about the West African father she never knew. Through reading his student diary, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London, she discovers that he eventually became the president (some would say the dictator) of a small nation in West Africa - and he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey, and an exploration of race, identity and what we pass on to our children.
Recenzii
Utterly compelling ... A disarmingly moving, surprisingly hilarious and fascinating journey
I LOVED Sankofa SO MUCH. It explores identity, duality, belonging, racism, post-colonialism ... and the writing style is beguilingly cool, wry, detached
Onuzo displays astonishing imagination and versatility in this fantastic novel about a woman's search for her personal, familial and national identity, delivered with deadpan humour in captivating prose
Captivating... A beautiful book about a woman brave enough to discover her true identity
Slick pacing and unpredict able developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending
Onuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonization, inheritance and liberation
A real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism
I loved venturing from London to the fictional African nation of Bamana in Sankofa, a novel I found hard to put down
A really great book, very poignant but also told really straight
A stirring narrative about family, our capacity to change and the need to belong
Wonderful. Poignant and powerful and so timely and the beautiful ending had me in tears, reminding me to look within as well as without for my answers
Spellbinding . . . Onuzu's spare style elegantly cuts to the core of her themes. The balancing of Anna's soul-searching with her thrilling discoveries makes for a satisfying endeavour
Unscrupulous politicians, irresponsible journalism, and the yawning gap between rich and poor feel deeply personal as Anna's journey unfolds . . . Fresh and new
A hugely compelling novel about identity and the stories we tell about ourselves
An engagingly written journey of self-discovery
Uniquely layered and lovingly written
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick * A Between the Covers Book Club Pick
'A beautiful book about a woman brave enough to discover her true identity' REESE WITHERSPOON
Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead.
Searching through her mother's belongings, she finds clues about the West African father she never knew. Through reading his student diary, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London, she discovers that he eventually became the president, some would say the dictator, of a small nation in West Africa - and that he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey.
'A real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism' STYLIST
[Add Marian Keyes quote here if we don't put it on the front]
'Slick pacing and unpredictable developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending' GUARDIAN (BOOK OF THE DAY)
'Fantastic' SEFI ATTA
'Onuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonisation, inheritance and liberation' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
I LOVED Sankofa SO MUCH. It explores identity, duality, belonging, racism, post-colonialism ... and the writing style is beguilingly cool, wry, detached
Onuzo displays astonishing imagination and versatility in this fantastic novel about a woman's search for her personal, familial and national identity, delivered with deadpan humour in captivating prose
Captivating... A beautiful book about a woman brave enough to discover her true identity
Slick pacing and unpredict able developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending
Onuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonization, inheritance and liberation
A real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism
I loved venturing from London to the fictional African nation of Bamana in Sankofa, a novel I found hard to put down
A really great book, very poignant but also told really straight
A stirring narrative about family, our capacity to change and the need to belong
Wonderful. Poignant and powerful and so timely and the beautiful ending had me in tears, reminding me to look within as well as without for my answers
Spellbinding . . . Onuzu's spare style elegantly cuts to the core of her themes. The balancing of Anna's soul-searching with her thrilling discoveries makes for a satisfying endeavour
Unscrupulous politicians, irresponsible journalism, and the yawning gap between rich and poor feel deeply personal as Anna's journey unfolds . . . Fresh and new
A hugely compelling novel about identity and the stories we tell about ourselves
An engagingly written journey of self-discovery
Uniquely layered and lovingly written
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick * A Between the Covers Book Club Pick
'A beautiful book about a woman brave enough to discover her true identity' REESE WITHERSPOON
Anna is at a stage of her life when she's beginning to wonder who she really is. She has separated from her husband, her daughter is all grown up and her mother - the only parent who raised her - is dead.
Searching through her mother's belongings, she finds clues about the West African father she never knew. Through reading his student diary, chronicling his involvement in radical politics in 1970s London, she discovers that he eventually became the president, some would say the dictator, of a small nation in West Africa - and that he is still alive. She decides to track him down and so begins a funny, painful, fascinating journey.
'A real pleasure, it's funny, thought-provoking and holds a light up to everything from cultural differences to colonialism' STYLIST
[Add Marian Keyes quote here if we don't put it on the front]
'Slick pacing and unpredictable developments keep the reader alert right up to the novel's exhilarating ending' GUARDIAN (BOOK OF THE DAY)
'Fantastic' SEFI ATTA
'Onuzo's sneakily breezy, highly entertaining novel leaves the reader rethinking familiar narratives of colonisation, inheritance and liberation' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW