Author: 'Pemi Aguda
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324065869
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties. In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, ’Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before. In “Manifest,” a woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter’s face. Shortly after, the daughter is overtaken by wicked and destructive impulses. In “Breastmilk,” a wife forgives her husband for his infidelity. Months later, when she is unable to produce milk for her newborn, she blames herself for failing to uphold her mother’s feminist values and doubts her fitness for motherhood. In “Things Boys Do,” a trio of fathers finds something unnatural and unnerving about their infant sons. As their lives rapidly fall to pieces, they begin to fear that their sons are the cause of their troubles. And in “24, Alhaji Williams Street,” a teenage boy lives in the shadow of a mysterious disease that’s killing the boys on his street. These and other stories in Ghostroots map emotional and physical worlds that lay bare the forces of family, myth, tradition, gender, and modernity in Nigerian society. Powered by a deep empathy and glinting with humor, they announce a major new literary talent.
Ghostroots: Stories
Author: 'Pemi Aguda
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324065869
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties. In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, ’Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before. In “Manifest,” a woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter’s face. Shortly after, the daughter is overtaken by wicked and destructive impulses. In “Breastmilk,” a wife forgives her husband for his infidelity. Months later, when she is unable to produce milk for her newborn, she blames herself for failing to uphold her mother’s feminist values and doubts her fitness for motherhood. In “Things Boys Do,” a trio of fathers finds something unnatural and unnerving about their infant sons. As their lives rapidly fall to pieces, they begin to fear that their sons are the cause of their troubles. And in “24, Alhaji Williams Street,” a teenage boy lives in the shadow of a mysterious disease that’s killing the boys on his street. These and other stories in Ghostroots map emotional and physical worlds that lay bare the forces of family, myth, tradition, gender, and modernity in Nigerian society. Powered by a deep empathy and glinting with humor, they announce a major new literary talent.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1324065869
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties. In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, ’Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning to be individuals and the ways we are haunted by what came before. In “Manifest,” a woman sees the ghost of her abusive mother in her daughter’s face. Shortly after, the daughter is overtaken by wicked and destructive impulses. In “Breastmilk,” a wife forgives her husband for his infidelity. Months later, when she is unable to produce milk for her newborn, she blames herself for failing to uphold her mother’s feminist values and doubts her fitness for motherhood. In “Things Boys Do,” a trio of fathers finds something unnatural and unnerving about their infant sons. As their lives rapidly fall to pieces, they begin to fear that their sons are the cause of their troubles. And in “24, Alhaji Williams Street,” a teenage boy lives in the shadow of a mysterious disease that’s killing the boys on his street. These and other stories in Ghostroots map emotional and physical worlds that lay bare the forces of family, myth, tradition, gender, and modernity in Nigerian society. Powered by a deep empathy and glinting with humor, they announce a major new literary talent.
Ghostroots
Author: 'Pemi Aguda
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9780349018225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher: Virago Press
ISBN: 9780349018225
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
True Ghost Stories
Author: Hereward Carrington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Appalachian Ghost Stories
Author: Jerry Deaton
Publisher: Williams Printing Company
ISBN: 9781604165395
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher: Williams Printing Company
ISBN: 9781604165395
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Collected Ghost Stories
Author: Montague Rhodes James
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853260537
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
30 ghost short stories.
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853260537
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
30 ghost short stories.
True Irish Ghost Stories
Author: St. John D. Seymour
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776583116
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Settle in for a series of real-life scares from the Emerald Isle. Compiled by a long-time researcher of supernatural phenomenon, these creepy tales come straight from the mouths of the Irish people who experienced the ghostly encounters themselves or who had first-hand knowledge of them. It's a gripping read that just may prompt you to leave the light on.
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776583116
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Settle in for a series of real-life scares from the Emerald Isle. Compiled by a long-time researcher of supernatural phenomenon, these creepy tales come straight from the mouths of the Irish people who experienced the ghostly encounters themselves or who had first-hand knowledge of them. It's a gripping read that just may prompt you to leave the light on.
A Little White Book of Ghost Stories
Author: Rick Hautala
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The fourth in the Little Book Series II is Rick Hautala's A Little White Book of Ghost Stories, which collects together some of his most signature ghost stories and several excerpts about writing from his autobiography, The Horror, The Horror! — a fitting capstone to a long and admirable career. Included in this collection: "Schoolhouse" "Late Summer Shadows" "The Nephews" "I've Been Thinking About You" "Black Iron" "The Writing Process" "Outlines"
Publisher: Crossroad Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The fourth in the Little Book Series II is Rick Hautala's A Little White Book of Ghost Stories, which collects together some of his most signature ghost stories and several excerpts about writing from his autobiography, The Horror, The Horror! — a fitting capstone to a long and admirable career. Included in this collection: "Schoolhouse" "Late Summer Shadows" "The Nephews" "I've Been Thinking About You" "Black Iron" "The Writing Process" "Outlines"
True Ghost Stories
Author: Hereward Carrington
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
True Ghost Stories is a collection of ghost stories by Hereward Carrington. Carrington was a British researcher of psychic phenomena and an author. His topics included many high-profile cases of noticeable psychic ability of his times, and he authored over 100 books on issues involving supernatural and psychical exploration.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 143
Book Description
True Ghost Stories is a collection of ghost stories by Hereward Carrington. Carrington was a British researcher of psychic phenomena and an author. His topics included many high-profile cases of noticeable psychic ability of his times, and he authored over 100 books on issues involving supernatural and psychical exploration.
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories (空屋與其他靈異故事)
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Publisher: Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
Curl up with a collection of mystery and horror tales from an author whom many critics regard as one of the masters of the genre. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories showcases some of Algernon Blackwood's finest -- and most spine-tingling -- short fiction. Whether you're a longtime fan of Blackwood's work or a first-time reader who's curious about this giant of the genre, you're in for a deliciously spooky ride.
Publisher: Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1019
Book Description
Curl up with a collection of mystery and horror tales from an author whom many critics regard as one of the masters of the genre. The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories showcases some of Algernon Blackwood's finest -- and most spine-tingling -- short fiction. Whether you're a longtime fan of Blackwood's work or a first-time reader who's curious about this giant of the genre, you're in for a deliciously spooky ride.
Haunted Homeland
Author: Michael Norman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765301725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to phantom clergymen in the Southwest and mysterious bouncing lights on the East Coast, this latest volume covers the places, the people, and the things that belong to the earthbound realm of the fantastic.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765301725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
From a haunted castle in the wilds of Alaska to phantom clergymen in the Southwest and mysterious bouncing lights on the East Coast, this latest volume covers the places, the people, and the things that belong to the earthbound realm of the fantastic.