Bibliograph

Happiness, like water, stories, Chinelo Okparanta

Type

Label

Happiness, like water, stories, Chinelo Okparanta

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Happiness, like water

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Chinelo Okparanta

Sub title

stories

Summary

Here are Nigerian women at home and transplanted to the United States, building lives out of longing and hope, faith and doubt, the struggle to stay and the mandate to leave, the burden and strength of love. Here are characters faced with dangerous decisions, children slick with oil from the river, a woman in love with another despite the penalties. Here is a world marked by electricity outages, lush landscapes, folktales, buses that break down and never start up again. Here is a portrait of Nigerians that is surprising, shocking, heartrending, loving, and across social strata, dealing in every kind of change. Here are stories filled with language to make your eyes pause and your throat catch. Happiness, Like Water introduces a true talent, a young writer with a beautiful heart and a capacious imagination

Target audience

adult

Classification