Woman of the Aeroplanes
Published on 11. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-435-04572-2 (ISBN)
Description
What Is it about?
Critically acclaimed Ghanaian author Kojo Laing's second novel takes the reader on a fantastic journey filled with unforgettable characters and magical places.
Laing imaginatively manipulates the English language, stretching it so that it is able to reflect his unique worldview. This unforgettable story, arcing between the twin sister towns of Tukwan in Ghana and Levensvale in Scotland, challenges every conception of what fiction should or could be about.
With an introduction by Ellah Allfrey...
Ellah Allfrey is the deputy editor of the literary magazine, Granta. She has distinguished herself as an advocate for innovative writing and was a judge for the 2010 Caine Prize.
Critically acclaimed Ghanaian author Kojo Laing's second novel takes the reader on a fantastic journey filled with unforgettable characters and magical places.
Laing imaginatively manipulates the English language, stretching it so that it is able to reflect his unique worldview. This unforgettable story, arcing between the twin sister towns of Tukwan in Ghana and Levensvale in Scotland, challenges every conception of what fiction should or could be about.
With an introduction by Ellah Allfrey...
Ellah Allfrey is the deputy editor of the literary magazine, Granta. She has distinguished herself as an advocate for innovative writing and was a judge for the 2010 Caine Prize.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pearson Education Limited
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-435-04572-2 (9780435045722)
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Person
Kojo Laing is renowned Ghanaian poet and novelist. His first two novels - Search Sweet Country and Woman of the Aeroplanes - were first published by William Heinemann in the 1980s. Acclaimed at the time by critics such as Robert Fraser and Adewale Maja-Pearce, the Heinemann African Writers Series' republication of these seminal works comes at a time of renewed interest in Laing, who has been a major influence on a younger generation of writers. Other Laing titlespreviously published by the Series are the poetry collection Godhorseand the novel Major Gentl and the Achimota Wars.