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Becoming Abigail : a novella
- Title
- Becoming Abigail : a novella / by Chris Abani.
- Author
- Abani, Chris.
- Publication
- New York : Akashic ; London : Turnaround [distributor], c2006.
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- Description
- 119 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Tough, spirited, and fiercely independent, Abigail is brought as a teenager to London from Nigeria by relatives who attempt to force her into prostitution. She flees, struggling to find herself in the shadow of a strong but dead mother, and trying to save the one lover she has chosen in her short life, her social worker--disgraced and now facing charges. In spare yet haunting and lyrical prose reminiscent of Marguerite Duras, Abani brings to life a young woman who lives with a strength and inner light that will enlighten and uplift the reader.--Publisher description.
- Subject
- Call Number
- Sc D 06-1550
- ISBN
- 1888451947 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 62796775
- Author
- Abani, Chris.
- Title
- Becoming Abigail : a novella / by Chris Abani.
- Imprint
- New York : Akashic ; London : Turnaround [distributor], c2006.
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 06-1550