The Icarus GirlKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 18.12.2007 - 352 Seiten The audacious first novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of Boy, Snow, Bird and What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours • “Oyeyemi brilliantly conjures up the raw emotions and playground banter of childhood. . . . A masterly first novel.”–The New York Times Book Review "Remarkable. . . . As original as it is unsettling, The Icarus Girl runs straight at the heart of what it means to belong."– O, The Oprah Magazine Jessamy “Jess” Harrison, age eight, is the child of an English father and a Nigerian mother. Possessed of an extraordinary imagination, she has a hard time fitting in at school. It is only when she visits Nigeria for the first time that she makes a friend who understands her: a ragged little girl named TillyTilly. But soon TillyTilly’s visits become more disturbing, until Jess realizes she doesn’t actually know who her friend is at all. Drawing on Nigerian mythology, Helen Oyeyemi presents a striking variation on the classic literary theme of doubles — both real and spiritual — in this lyrical and bold debut. |
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... hair , with chill blue - green lakes for eyes . Even when Dulcie didn't have the specific intention of smashing a hole through Jess's fragile peace , she did anyway . In general , Jess didn't like life outside the cupboard . Outside the ...
... hair , with chill blue - green lakes for eyes . Even when Dulcie didn't have the specific intention of smashing a hole through Jess's fragile peace , she did anyway . In general , Jess didn't like life outside the cupboard . Outside the ...
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... hair , was not smiling at her in particular , but at a child , at the idea of a child . Because she was an air ... hair obscured his fore- head , and his greeny - blue eyes were half open ; they looked darker with the overhead light ...
... hair , was not smiling at her in particular , but at a child , at the idea of a child . Because she was an air ... hair obscured his fore- head , and his greeny - blue eyes were half open ; they looked darker with the overhead light ...
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... hair , like her English grand- father , but his hair would be springy and less silver , sprouting like steel wool . But his face there was none . She felt her lungs con- strict and turned her head away from her mum for a second ...
... hair , like her English grand- father , but his hair would be springy and less silver , sprouting like steel wool . But his face there was none . She felt her lungs con- strict and turned her head away from her mum for a second ...
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... hair , seemed restive . When the driver spoke , she looked at him and said , in a slightly sharper tone than usual , " I think we should speak in English , so everyone can understand . " Mr. Harrison stamped his feet to applaud his ...
... hair , seemed restive . When the driver spoke , she looked at him and said , in a slightly sharper tone than usual , " I think we should speak in English , so everyone can understand . " Mr. Harrison stamped his feet to applaud his ...
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... Uncle Kunle's children , greeted her with tentative but almost patronising smiles ; the two youngest , Aunty Biola's children , stood as if in awe of her , surveying her clothes , her hair , her entire self 19 THREE ...
... Uncle Kunle's children , greeted her with tentative but almost patronising smiles ; the two youngest , Aunty Biola's children , stood as if in awe of her , surveying her clothes , her hair , her entire self 19 THREE ...
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arms asked Aunt Lucy Aunty Biola Aunty Funke baby breath bumper car cassava chair Colleen McLain coloured cornrows D'you Daddy Daniel dark door Dulcie Dulcie's Ebun eyes face father feel Fern fingers floor friendship bracelet gaze girl grandfather grandfather's hair hand happened hear heard HELEN OYEYEMI Ibadan ibeji Jelly Baby Jess began Jess felt Jess looked Jess sat Jess stared Jess's dad Jess's mum Jessamy Jessamy's Jessy kitchen laughed Lidia lips Little Women McKenzie Miss Patel mother mouth moving mum's Mummy Nigeria nodded pulled pushed remember Sarah scared scream Shivs shook her head shouting shrugged silent Siobhan sitting room smiled someone sorry sound staircase stairs stood stop talking tell things thought Tilly Tilly's TillyTilly told tried Trish trying turned twin upstairs voice waited whispered woman Wuraola Yeah Yoruba