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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... took Jessamy's face in her hands , examining her . Jess held still , tried to assume an expression that would satisfy whatever her mother was looking for , although she could not know what this was . Then her mum said quietly , " I didn ...
... took Jessamy's face in her hands , examining her . Jess held still , tried to assume an expression that would satisfy whatever her mother was looking for , although she could not know what this was . Then her mum said quietly , " I didn ...
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... took charge and began to outshout them all , speaking rapidly in a mixture of Yoruba and broken English . " Wetin you be wanting , now ? You no go want us to chop ? Ten thousand naira , sae everything is okay , or ori e ti darun ...
... took charge and began to outshout them all , speaking rapidly in a mixture of Yoruba and broken English . " Wetin you be wanting , now ? You no go want us to chop ? Ten thousand naira , sae everything is okay , or ori e ti darun ...
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... took a step towards him , smiling a wobbly , nervous smile that she could not feel on her face . She did not know what was expected of her . She had nearly reached him when suddenly , on an outward gust of air , he half said , half ...
... took a step towards him , smiling a wobbly , nervous smile that she could not feel on her face . She did not know what was expected of her . She had nearly reached him when suddenly , on an outward gust of air , he half said , half ...
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... took a seat and began asking her questions , but as usual she was too overwhelmed by taste and colour to speak properly . She could not say very much about herself and whether or not she liked Nigeria so far , because as yet , she knew ...
... took a seat and began asking her questions , but as usual she was too overwhelmed by taste and colour to speak properly . She could not say very much about herself and whether or not she liked Nigeria so far , because as yet , she knew ...
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... took everything . Nothing of her is left here , " Jess's grandfather said , sounding more ruminative than upset . " But I must be vain . She dedicates two books to me , and I forgive her . " Jess laughed , then stopped when she realised ...
... took everything . Nothing of her is left here , " Jess's grandfather said , sounding more ruminative than upset . " But I must be vain . She dedicates two books to me , and I forgive her . " Jess laughed , then stopped when she realised ...
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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