{"product_id":"9780349018225-ghostroots","title":"Ghostroots","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most 'thrilling and disturbing' (Financial Times) literary horror of 2024\u003cbr\u003eThe supernatural looms over the grime and sweat of everyday life in Lagos in this debut collection of stories from a prize-winning young Nigerian writer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe supernatural looms over the grime and sweat of everyday life in Lagos in this dazzling collection of stories from a prize-winning young Nigerian writer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE PEN FAULKNER AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE \u003ci\u003eLA TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIONS YOUNG FICTION AWARD\u003cbr\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eELLE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e MAGAZINE AND THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thrilling and disturbing . a triumph' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Excellently uncanny' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Terrifying' \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e100 Must-Read Books of 2024\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Lagos of these twelve sinister and beguiling stories is multi-faceted, peopled by Pentecostal Christians and exasperated atheists; by tight-knit extended families and struggling single fathers. Here are characters cursed by guilt, bound by the ties of ancestors and community; or enchanted by the allure of mysticism and would-be prophets. There are gossips and party girls - and a schoolboy followed home by a group of tribal masquerades, cloaked in feathers and twinkling beads. Yes, his mother has warned him not to bring strangers home, but he is sure she will understand . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExploring the dark borders between psychology and superstition, these feverishly imaginative stories of trauma, betrayal, terror and love lay bare the forces of myth, tradition, gender, sexuality and modernity in Nigerian society. Powered by a deep empathy, and glinting with humour and insight, they announce a major new literary talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINCLUDING THE STORY 'BREASTMILK', SHORTLISTED FOR THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513856991329,"sku":"9780349018225","price":14.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29645004.jpg?v=1725630011","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349018225-ghostroots","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}