"Pet" af Akwaeke Emezi er en medrivende YA-roman om en transpiges møde med et monster, alle voksne fortæller ikke eksisterer. Der findes ingen monstre mere. Det er i hvert fald hvad børnene i byen Lucille bliver lært. Med sine elskende forældre
"Pet" af Akwaeke Emezi er en medrivende YA-roman om en transpiges møde med et monster, alle voksne fortæller ikke eksisterer. Der findes ingen monstre mere. Det er i hvert fald hvad børnene i byen Lucille bliver lært. Med sine elskende forældre
From the critically acclaimed author of Pet and The Death of Vivek Oji , Bitter , takes a timely and provocative look at the power of youth, protest and art. Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus
A sweeping YA fantasy inspired by indigenous Igbo culture from the Sunday Time s bestselling author - dibias, deities, magic and a twin hunting down her kidnapped brother. We had done and survived unimaginable things. Our world was so much bigger than our
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'Unlike anything I've read . . . Remarkable.' Roxane Gay 'An audacious sojourn through the terror and beauty of refusing to explain yourself. ' New York Times In letters addressed to their friends, to members of their family - both bio
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times - Time - Buzzfeed - NPR - New York Public Library - Publishers Weekly - Sch
*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* ONE OF THE EVENING STANDARD 'S BLOCKBUSTER BOOK TRENDS OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR FOYLES BOOK OF THE YEAR NOMINATED FOR THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FOR ROMANCE A ZOELLA BOOK CLUB PICK 'This book filled me with excite
A National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" Honoree Finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for a Debut Novel Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize A New York Times Notable Book One of the most highly praised novels of the year, the
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST - STONEWALL BOOK AWARD WINNER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The New York Times - Time - Buzzfeed - NPR - New York Public Library - Publishers Weekly - Sch
Nigeriansk-tamilske Akwaeke Emezis funklende, intense, kraftfulde og modige debut. En halvbiografisk bildungsroman, der trodser genrer og antagelser lige så let, som den forstyrrer vestlige idéer om identitet, spiritualitet og køn. Jeg har levet mange liv
Hvis ingen ser dig, er du der så alligevel? En øm og følsom fortælling om at miste et barn, man aldrig rigtig har kendt, om kroppens betydning og mangel på samme, om at finde sit sande selv i kærlighedens navn. Vivek Ojis mor finder sin søns døde krop ude