Graceland

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Chris Abani

Verlag:

Picador Usa

Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: X8QW778

EAN: 9780312425289

Erhältlich:

Nicht auf Lager

Zustellung: Di, 16.06.2026

Versand: Kostenlos

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CHF 31.50

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Beschreibung

Graceland is a dazzling debut by a singular new talent. The sprawling, swampy, cacophonous city of Lagos, Nigeria, provides the backdrop to the story of Elvis, a teenage Elvis impersonator hoping to make his way out of the ghetto. Broke, beset by floods, and beatings by his alcoholic father, and with no job opportunities in sight, Elvis is tempted by a life of crime. Thus begins his odyssey into the dangerous underworld of Lagos, guided by his friend Redemption and accompanied by a restless hybrid of voices including The King of Beggars, Sunday, Innocent and Comfort. Ultimately, young Elvis, drenched in reggae and jazz, and besotted with American film heroes and images, must find his way to a GraceLand of his own. Nuanced, lyrical, and pitch perfect, Abani has created a remarkable story of a son and his father, and an examination of postcolonial Nigeria where the trappings of American culture reign supreme. "A richly detailed, poignant, and utterly fascinating look into another culture and how it is cross-pollinated by our own. It brings to mind the work of Ha Jin in its power and revelation of the new. "-T. Coraghessan Boyle.

Spezifikationen

Sprache

Englisch

Autor

Chris Abani

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Format

Buch (Softcover)

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