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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... standing smiling in the bed- room , her costume so bright it seemed to stretch the space be- tween the walls . The thought made Jess smile as she sat waiting with everyone else , looking at this woman , who stared back at her , her ...
... standing smiling in the bed- room , her costume so bright it seemed to stretch the space be- tween the walls . The thought made Jess smile as she sat waiting with everyone else , looking at this woman , who stared back at her , her ...
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... standing near the carousel , his hands in his pockets , watching out for their luggage . Another thing she had not expected : she hadn't expected him to seem so . . . well , out of place . His face was wet with perspiration and flushed ...
... standing near the carousel , his hands in his pockets , watching out for their luggage . Another thing she had not expected : she hadn't expected him to seem so . . . well , out of place . His face was wet with perspiration and flushed ...
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... standing defensively by his suitcase , darted a con- fused look at her mother , who quite suddenly took charge and began to outshout them all , speaking rapidly in a mixture of Yoruba and broken English . " Wetin you be wanting , now ...
... standing defensively by his suitcase , darted a con- fused look at her mother , who quite suddenly took charge and began to outshout them all , speaking rapidly in a mixture of Yoruba and broken English . " Wetin you be wanting , now ...
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... standing on end as usual , and Jes- samy smiled too , in preparation for the unifying smile , the smile that they would all be smiling because it was important that they could all understand and share this country too . It didn't come ...
... standing on end as usual , and Jes- samy smiled too , in preparation for the unifying smile , the smile that they would all be smiling because it was important that they could all understand and share this country too . It didn't come ...
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... standing slightly outside the circle , smiled encouragingly at her . Her grandfather held out a hand . His hands were big and square , spadelike , the palms deeply etched and callused . She took a step towards him , smiling a wobbly ...
... standing slightly outside the circle , smiled encouragingly at her . Her grandfather held out a hand . His hands were big and square , spadelike , the palms deeply etched and callused . She took a step towards him , smiling a wobbly ...
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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