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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... felt stupid . " Ohhhhh , " she said . " In an aeroplane ? " Her mum , who was convinced that this was the thing to bring Jessamy out of herself , smiled . " Yes ! In an aeroplane ! Would you like that ? " Jess began to feel excited . To ...
... felt stupid . " Ohhhhh , " she said . " In an aeroplane ? " Her mum , who was convinced that this was the thing to bring Jessamy out of herself , smiled . " Yes ! In an aeroplane ! Would you like that ? " Jess began to feel excited . To ...
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... felt might have been only a phase , and she might have got better if only ( oh , if only if only if ONLY , Mummy ) she hadn't gone . Jess liked haiku . She thought they were incredible and really sort of terrible . She felt , when ...
... felt might have been only a phase , and she might have got better if only ( oh , if only if only if ONLY , Mummy ) she hadn't gone . Jess liked haiku . She thought they were incredible and really sort of terrible . She felt , when ...
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... not look away or let this woman out of her sight . Would that be dangerous , to not look while being looked at ? On the plane , Jess threw a tantrum . It was Nigeria . That was the problem . Nigeria felt ugly . Nye . Jeer . Reeee . 9.
... not look away or let this woman out of her sight . Would that be dangerous , to not look while being looked at ? On the plane , Jess threw a tantrum . It was Nigeria . That was the problem . Nigeria felt ugly . Nye . Jeer . Reeee . 9.
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... felt other people looking , heard people stirring , muttering , and felt good to be making this sharp , screeching , hurting noise . Yet some part of her was sitting hunched up small , far away , think- ing scared thoughts , surprised ...
... felt other people looking , heard people stirring , muttering , and felt good to be making this sharp , screeching , hurting noise . Yet some part of her was sitting hunched up small , far away , think- ing scared thoughts , surprised ...
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... felt her father's heavy , musky - smelling presence , the weight of his arm pressing along hers , heard his shallow breathing as he slept . An air hostess whose name badge said " Karen ” smiled quickly at Jessamy , and sleepy as she was ...
... felt her father's heavy , musky - smelling presence , the weight of his arm pressing along hers , heard his shallow breathing as he slept . An air hostess whose name badge said " Karen ” smiled quickly at Jessamy , and sleepy as she was ...
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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