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The Opposite House

The Opposite House( )
Author: Oyeyemi, Helen
ISBN:978-1-4000-7876-9
Publication Date:Jun 2008
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Anchor
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.95
Book Description:

Lyrical and intensely moving, The Opposite House explores the thin wall between myth and reality through the alternating tales of two young women. Growing up in London, Maja, a singer, always struggled to negotiate her Afro-Cuban background with her physical home. Yemaya is a Santeria emissary who lives in a mysterious somewherehouse with two doors: one opening to London, the other to Lagos. She is troubled by the ease with which her fellow emissaries have disguised themselves...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / City Life
Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.2 x 8 x 0.56 Inches
Book Weight:0.5 Pounds
Author Biography
Oyeyemi, Helen (Author)
Helen Oyeyemi was born on December 10, 1984 in Nigeria. She attended Corpus Christie College and later graduated form Cambridge University in 2006. She has authored seven books including: Boy, Snow, Bird, What is Not Yours in Not Yours, Mr. Fox and The Icarus Girl. She won the PEN/Open Book Award in 2017 for "What is Not Yours is Not Yours".

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