{"product_id":"voice-of-america-stories-9780061990878","title":"Voice of America: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"E.C. Osondu is a man with a clear head and a great ear, writing from crucial places.\" --Jonathan Franzen, author of \u003cem\u003eFreedom\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Corrections\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"With observant wonder and subtle humor, [Osondu] portrays...our unique capacity for hope and hopelessness rolled together.\" --Mary Gaitskill, author of \u003cem\u003eBad Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVeronica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of vivid, compulsively readable stories marks the debut of Nigerian author E.C. Osondu, winner of the 2009 Caine Prize for African Writing. In the tradition of Wole Soyinka, Nadine Gordimer, J.M. Coetzee, and Chinua Achebe (all patrons of the Caine Prize), Osondu's stories are wise, soul-stirring, and deeply compelling. In electrifying prose, he articulate the struggles of Nigerian immigrants in America, and refugees, villagers, and ex-patriots in Africa. \u003cem\u003eVoice of America\u003c\/em\u003e marks the beginning for a brave and remarkable new voice in African Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. C. Osondu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061990878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOsondu, E. C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE. C. Osondu is the author of Voice of America. Born in Nigeria, he received his MFA from Syracuse University and is the winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing and a Pushcart Prize. His fiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic, n+1, Guernica\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. He teaches at Providence College in Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43174790791283,"sku":"9.78006E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4758c33c-eafe-42a7-9bfd-a76e55fd5fde.jpg?v=1751715214","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/voice-of-america-stories-9780061990878","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}