
Swallow
Sefi Atta(Author)
Interlink Books (Publisher)
Published on 1. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-1-56656-833-3 (ISBN)
Description
In the 1980s in Lagos, the government's War Against Indiscipline and austerity measures are in full swing. A succession of unfortunate events leads Tolani, a bank secretary, to be persuaded by her roommate, Rose, to consider drug trafficking as a way to make a living. Tolani's subsequent struggle with temptation forces her to reconsider her morality as she embarks on a turbulent journey of self-discovery.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 206 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56656-833-3 (9781566568333)
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Sefi Atta is the author of the novels Everything Good Will Come, Swallow, A Bit of Difference, The Bead Collector, The Bad Immigrant, Good-for-Nothing Girl; News from Home, a collection of short stories; and Sefi Atta: Selected Plays. She has received several literary awards, including the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.