GraceLand
A Novel
Graceland is a dazzling debut by a singular new talentThe sprawling, swampy, cacophonous city of Lagos, Nigeria, provides the backdrop to the story of Elvis, a teenage Elvis impersonator hoping to make his way out of the ghetto. Broke, beset by floods, and beatings by his alcoholic father, and with no job opportunities in sight, Elvis is tempted by a life of crime. Thus begins his odyssey into the dangerous underworld of Lagos, guided by his friend Redemption and accompanied by a restless hybrid of voices including The King of Beggars, Sunday, Innocent and Comfort. Ultimately, young Elvis, drenched in reggae and jazz, and besotted with Americ…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4299-2982-0
- EAN: 9781429929820
- Produktnummer: 22472674
- Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 307 KB
- Auflage: First Edition
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Chris Abani
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