The God Child

Rezensionen / Stimmen

Meditative, gestural, philosophic: a brave reinvention of the immigrant narrative, unapologetically inward-facing, seductively lyric ... Unprecedented 'An intriguing debut ... From gender politics to life as a young black immigrant in Europe, the central themes are invigorated through rich characterisation and detail ... A lyrical prose style swoops the reader into its fold from the outset ... Brightly detailed ... Vibrant in its themes, prose and characterisation * Irish Times * A story that, like this one, will illuminate Ghana's history; a story that will coax something whole from the broken parts of their lives * New York Times Book Review * Pioneering and admirable ... Ayim is adept at capturing the anxiety of a preteen whose desire to fit in is exacerbated by being black in a world where blackness and Africa are not valued ... Books such as The God Child have the potential to enrich [world literature] and, in Berger's words, bring new ways of seeing * Guardian * A cultural juggernaut * Harper's Bazaar * Hugely readable ... Dizzying ... Intriguing and engrossing ... A classic coming-of-age narrative ... Deeply concerned with Ghanaian history and the psychic dislocations of exile * Daily Mail * I read this novel very slowly. I didn't want to miss anything ... It is a rich, beautiful book and when I got to the end, I wanted to start again It is a rare kind of woman who enjoys a project so vast that it's practically unfinishable, but Nana Oforiatta Ayim, a Ghanaian writer and historian, never quits what she has started * Vogue * One of the foremost architects of the contemporary African arts scene * Okay Africa *