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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... day with the sun shining and everything , she didn't know . It made her feel ashamed . " JESSAMY ! " " I am in the cupboard , " she whispered , moving backwards and stretching her arms out , feeling her elbows pillowed THE ICARUS GIRL.
... day with the sun shining and everything , she didn't know . It made her feel ashamed . " JESSAMY ! " " I am in the cupboard , " she whispered , moving backwards and stretching her arms out , feeling her elbows pillowed THE ICARUS GIRL.
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... moving across the material with the loving carelessness of one who could dress this way in the dark . Her mum , standing smiling in the bed- room , her costume so bright it seemed to stretch the space be- tween the walls . The thought ...
... moving across the material with the loving carelessness of one who could dress this way in the dark . Her mum , standing smiling in the bed- room , her costume so bright it seemed to stretch the space be- tween the walls . The thought ...
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... , she closed her eyes again and slept , and dreamed a con- fusing dream that had people and animals and dancing coloured shapes moving in and out of it . TWO Jess had not expected Nigeria to be this hot THE ICARUS GIRL.
... , she closed her eyes again and slept , and dreamed a con- fusing dream that had people and animals and dancing coloured shapes moving in and out of it . TWO Jess had not expected Nigeria to be this hot THE ICARUS GIRL.
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... moving past her in a disorderly line , some of it big , bulgy plastic bags , striped red - and- white , some suitcases and trunks . The men were laughing and calling out to each other in Yoruba , flashing white smiles at each other ...
... moving past her in a disorderly line , some of it big , bulgy plastic bags , striped red - and- white , some suitcases and trunks . The men were laughing and calling out to each other in Yoruba , flashing white smiles at each other ...
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... moving so quickly that she couldn't see their faces , and any one of them could be family . Her grandfather would have a walking stick . Would he have a walking stick ? Her mum said that he was very active and strong , and so suspicious ...
... moving so quickly that she couldn't see their faces , and any one of them could be family . Her grandfather would have a walking stick . Would he have a walking stick ? Her mum said that he was very active and strong , and so suspicious ...
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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