Swallow
Book by Sefi Atta
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A new novel from the winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for African LiteratureIt is the mid-1980s in Lagos, Nigeria, and the government's War against Indiscipline is in full operation. Amid poverty and tight rules and regulations, women especially... Google Books
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In Swallow, Sefi Atta tells the tale of Tolani Alao, a young woman who resides in Lagos in the 80s, grudgingly partaking in the hustle and bustle of the ...
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The novel is filled with sudden shocks of danger and distress, and Tolani is in a constant struggle to regain her balance and to find satisfaction in a life ...
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Sefi Atta has woven a quietly intricate powerful tale that pulls from problems of gender, class, and Lagosian life. It's a novel whose many colorful characters, ...
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She is the author of Everything Good Will Come, Swallow, News from Home, A Bit of Difference and Sefi Atta: Selected Plays. Atta has received several literary ...
You can see, smell, hear and taste Nigeria in her lush prose. The author weaves the story of Nigerian society through the lives of three women as they swim ...
Nov 21, 2021 · The defining moment comes when the lure into an even darker side of life, confronts them in their efforts to keep from being thrown into poverty ...
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Tolani Ajao is a secretary working at Federal Community Bank. A succession of unfortunate events leads Tolani's roommate and colleague, Rose, to persuade her to ...
Atta (Everything Good Will Come, 2007) focuses on two women fighting against sexual harassment and trying to make a meaningful life in Nigeria.
Nov 13, 2020 · Part one follows the story of Tolani and Rose who are bankers and roommates struggling to make ends meet. Rose loses her job after challenging ...