A Bit of Difference (Interlink World Fiction) - Softcover

Atta, Sefi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1566569664 ISBN 13: 9781566569668

Publisher: Interlink Books, 2014

Synopsis

At thirty-nine, Deola Bello, a Nigerian expatriate in London, is dissatisfied with being single and working overseas. Deola works as a financial reviewer for an international charity, and when her job takes her back to Nigeria in time for her father’s five-year memorial service, she finds herself turning her scrutiny inward. In Nigeria, Deola encounters changes in her family and in the urban landscape of her home, and new acquaintances who offer unexpected possibilities. Deola’s journey is as much about evading others’ expectations to get to the heart of her frustration as it is about exposing the differences between foreign images of Africa and the realities of contemporary Nigerian life. Deola’s urgent, incisive voice captivates and guides us through the intricate layers and vivid scenes of a life lived across continents. With Sefi Atta’s characteristic boldness and vision, A Bit of Difference limns the complexities of our contemporary world. This is a novel not to be missed.

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About the Author

Sefi Atta is the author of the novels Everything Good Will Come, Swallow, A Bit of Difference, The Bead Collector, The Bad Immigrant, Good-for-Nothing Girl; News from Home, a collection of short stories; and Sefi Atta: Selected Plays. She has received several literary awards, including the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.

Edition details

• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1566569664
• ISBN 13: 9781566569668
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224