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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... she had hidden herself in the landing cupboard after lunch. She saw her mum's shoulders relax and wondered wliy she got so anxious about things like this. Shell heard her my lots of times, in lowered tones, that maybe it wasn't right for.
... she had hidden herself in the landing cupboard after lunch. She saw her mum's shoulders relax and wondered wliy she got so anxious about things like this. Shell heard her my lots of times, in lowered tones, that maybe it wasn't right for.
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... things . So she kept her eyes on the ground , which pretty much stayed the same . Then the grown - up would say , " What's the matter , Jess ? Why are you sad ? " And she'd have to explain that she wasn't sad , just tired , though how ...
... things . So she kept her eyes on the ground , which pretty much stayed the same . Then the grown - up would say , " What's the matter , Jess ? Why are you sad ? " And she'd have to explain that she wasn't sad , just tired , though how ...
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... she had hidden herself in the landing cupboard after lunch . She saw her mum's shoulders relax and wondered why she got so anxious about things like this . She'd heard her say lots of times , in lowered tones , that maybe it wasn't 5.
... she had hidden herself in the landing cupboard after lunch . She saw her mum's shoulders relax and wondered why she got so anxious about things like this . She'd heard her say lots of times , in lowered tones , that maybe it wasn't 5.
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... things were different here , said it was more or less normal behaviour and that she'd grow out of it . Jess didn't ... thing to bring Jessamy out of herself , smiled . " Yes ! In an aeroplane ! Would you like that ? " Jess began to feel ...
... things were different here , said it was more or less normal behaviour and that she'd grow out of it . Jess didn't ... thing to bring Jessamy out of herself , smiled . " Yes ! In an aeroplane ! Would you like that ? " Jess began to feel ...
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... - wards onto her head . It was a kind of peace . Then her mother , who for a while now had been speaking in a pleading monotone , said something with a sharp buzz , some- thing that she didn't quite catch , and slapped her THE ICARUS GIRL.
... - wards onto her head . It was a kind of peace . Then her mother , who for a while now had been speaking in a pleading monotone , said something with a sharp buzz , some- thing that she didn't quite catch , and slapped her THE ICARUS GIRL.
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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