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Genesis

Tope Folarin

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Description:A short story nominated for the Caine Prize in African Literature 2016, first published in Johns Hopkins University's prestigious literary magazine Callaloo in 2015.A young boy's parents emigrate from Nigeria to the less-than-obvious destination of Utah, where the father receives a mechanical engineering degree but is (surprise, surprise) unable to find a job. He moves his family, now with two sons, to the smaller city of Bountiful, Utah, where he located a job as an auto mechanic.This less-than-perfect idyll is defined by the slow descent of the boys' mother into insanity, sometimes violently directed at her husband, sometimes violently directed at her oldest son. Told from the oldest son's PoV, this is a heart-wrenching story of lost identity, broken promises, and shattered dreams.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Genesis. To get started finding Genesis, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 13

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Callaloo Magazine

Release: 2015

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Description: A short story nominated for the Caine Prize in African Literature 2016, first published in Johns Hopkins University's prestigious literary magazine Callaloo in 2015.A young boy's parents emigrate from Nigeria to the less-than-obvious destination of Utah, where the father receives a mechanical engineering degree but is (surprise, surprise) unable to find a job. He moves his family, now with two sons, to the smaller city of Bountiful, Utah, where he located a job as an auto mechanic.This less-than-perfect idyll is defined by the slow descent of the boys' mother into insanity, sometimes violently directed at her husband, sometimes violently directed at her oldest son. Told from the oldest son's PoV, this is a heart-wrenching story of lost identity, broken promises, and shattered dreams.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Genesis. To get started finding Genesis, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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