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Love Is Power, Or Something Like That
A. Igoni Barrett
Graywolf Press
May 2013
On Sale: May 7, 2013
176 pages
ISBN: 1555976409
EAN: 9781555976408
Kindle: B00BQMMTB4
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Fiction Family Life
Vivid, powerful stories of contemporary Nigeria, from a
talented young author * One of the Millions's Most Anticipated Books of
2013 *
When it comes to love, things are not
always what they seem. In contemporary Lagos, a young boy
may pose as a woman online, and a maid may be suspected of
sleeping with her employer and yet still become a young
wife’s confidante. Men and women can be objects of fantasy,
the subject of beery soliloquies. They can be trophies or
status symbols. Or they can be overwhelming in their need. In these wide-ranging stories, A. Igoni Barrett roams the
streets with people from all stations of life. A man with
acute halitosis navigates the chaos of the Lagos bus system.
A minor policeman, full of the authority and corruption of
his uniform, beats his wife. A family’s fortunes fall from
love and wealth to infidelity and poverty as poor choices
unfurl over three generations. With humor and tenderness,
Barrett introduces us to an utterly modern Nigeria, where
desire is a means to an end, and love is a power as real as
money.
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