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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... father was 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 ...
... father was 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 ...
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... . " We're going to see Grandpa and your cousins ! " Jess nodded and gave a half - hearted , placebo smile while she thought about this . When she thought of her Nigerian grand- father and cousins , she saw a bustle of people THE ICARUS ...
... . " We're going to see Grandpa and your cousins ! " Jess nodded and gave a half - hearted , placebo smile while she thought about this . When she thought of her Nigerian grand- father and cousins , she saw a bustle of people THE ICARUS ...
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... 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 , struggling to breathe in the humid ...
... 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 , struggling to breathe in the humid ...
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... father drenched with it , but still outside . Jess rubbed her forehead with her free hand and squinted at her mother , who seemed to be transformed by her bargaining , bantering tone , then up at her father , who shrugged , putting his ...
... father drenched with it , but still outside . Jess rubbed her forehead with her free hand and squinted at her mother , who seemed to be transformed by her bargaining , bantering tone , then up at her father , who shrugged , putting his ...
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... father loaded his suitcase into the back , and she heard his shoes clicking on the white pavement as he began to walk around the car . She carried on looking at the man who had laughed . She even pressed her fingers against the dusty ...
... father loaded his suitcase into the back , and she heard his shoes clicking on the white pavement as he began to walk around the car . She carried on looking at the man who had laughed . She even pressed her fingers against the dusty ...
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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