The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet 
Ghostroots
£10.99
A woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter’s face. A mysterious virus wipes out all the boys on one street. A young architect turns up to measure a house, only to find that her drawings make no sense, and the house seems to resist her. The Lagos of these twelve sinister and beguiling stories is multi-faceted, peopled by Pentecostal Christians and exasperated atheists; by tight-knit extended families and struggling single fathers. Here are characters cursed by guilt, bound by the ties of ancestors and community; or enchanted by the allure of mysticism and would-be prophets.
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An electrifying, terrifying collection of literary horror stories from a prize-winning young star of Nigerian writing
A FINALIST FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD, THE PEN FAULKNER AWARD, THE LA TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD AND THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIONS YOUNG FICTION AWARD; AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING
A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE DAILY MAIL, ELLE, TIME MAGAZINE AND THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
‘Thrilling and disturbing … a triumph’ Financial Times
‘Excellently uncanny’ Daily Mail
‘Terrifying’ TIME, 100 Must-Read Books of 2024
Exploring the dark borders between psychology and superstition, these feverishly imaginative stories of trauma, betrayal, terror and love lay bare the forces of myth, tradition, gender, sexuality and modernity in Nigerian society. Here are characters cursed by guilt, bound by the ties of ancestors and community; or enchanted by the allure of mysticism and would-be prophets. Powered by a deep empathy, and glinting with humour and insight, they announce a major new literary talent.
| Weight | 0.195 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.6 × 12.6 × 2.4 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 224 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Short stories |
| Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
