- Title:
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Black Sunday
- Written by:
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Tola Rotimi Abraham
- Read by:
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Ron Butler; Dele Ogundiran; Liz Femi; Miebaka Opuiyo-Yohannes
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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6
- Duration:
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7 hours 24 minutes
- Published:
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August 06 2020
- Available Date:
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August 06 2020
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655683261
- Genres:
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Fiction; Literary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Canongate audio
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Debut novel
This fiercely original debut novel follows the fate of four siblings over the course of two decades in Nigeria as they search for agency, love, and meaning in a society rife with hypocrisy.
Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife and their father gambles away their home, and the siblings are thrust into the reluctant care of their traditional Yoruba grandmother.
Inseparable while they had their parents to care for them, the twins’ paths diverge once the household shatters: one embracing modernity as the years pass, the other consumed by religion.
Crafted with astonishing intimacy and wry attention to the fickleness of fate, Black Sunday delves into the chaotic heart of family life. In the process, it tells a tale of grace in the midst of daily oppression and of how two women carve their own distinct paths of resistance.
‘Mesmerising ... Simultaneously unique and universal.'
NPR.org
'Abraham's debut novel tackles weighty topics like rape, self-discovery, and the mischief of prominent religious figures with a refreshing elegance. Bibike and Ariyike are nuanced characters who often make decisions with a jarred moral compass. Abraham gently ushers readers into both sisters' perspectives, inviting us into their journey to autonomous peace.'
Booklist
'Abraham's fierce debut follows four Nigerian siblings living in Lagos from childhood in 1996 through early adulthood in 2015 ... The novel's strength lies in its lush, unflinching scenes, as when a seemingly simple infection leads gradually but inexorably to a life-threatening condition, revealing the dynamics of the family and community along the way. Abraham mightily captures a sense of the stresses of daily life in a family, city, and culture that always seems on the edge of self-destruction.'
Publishers Weekly
'[A] piercing, supple debut ... Abraham stuffs her novel past brimming, but its sophisticated structure and propulsive narration allow her to tuck in a biting critique of corrupt colonial religion and universally exploitative men ... Twin sisters cut adrift in a perilous, duplicitous world learn that 'only the wise survive.' A formidable debut.'
Kirkus Reviews, starred