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The award-winning author of Voice of America paints a vivid, fully imagined portrait of an extraordinary African family and the house that holds them together. A powerful tale of family and community, This House Is Not for Sale brings to life an African neighborhood and one remarkable house, seen through the eyes of a young member of the household. The house lies in a town seemingly lost in time, full of colorful, larger-than-life characters; at the narrative's heart are Grandpa, the family patriarch whose occasional cruelty is balanced by his willingness to open his doors to those in need, and the house itself, which becomes a character in its own right and takes on the scale of legend. From the decades-long rivalry between owners of two competing convenience stores to the man who convinces his neighbors to give up their earthly possessions to prepare for the end of the world, Osondu's story captures a place beyond the reach of the outside world, full of superstitions and myths that sustain its people. Osondu's prose has the lightness and magic of fable, but his themes--poverty, disease, the arrival of civilization in an isolated community--are timeless and profound. At once full of joyful energy and quiet heartbreak, This House Is Not for Sale is an utterly original novel from a master storyteller.… (mere)
Kind of a cross between a novel and a short story collection. A fascinating mix of modern and traditional, folk and fairytales, myths, religion and all sorts of other stuff. Engrossing. ( )
In a big old house in Nigeria, a large extended family plus an assortment of neighbors and passersby make up the environment of the "family house." Watching over it all, punishing, rewarding, judging everything that goes on, Grandpa presides. Somehow, as conmen,market women,psychics and thieves meander through the life of the family and the house, Grandpa manages to turn every circumstance to his own material advantage while providing a place of secure, if not exactly comfortable, refuge for anyone who truly needs it. The spirit of family and community weighs in against the pain of poverty and social collapse in this freewheeling novel that is reminiscent of folklore in its somewhat chaotic but familiar style. Fun to read. ( )
Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen VidenRedigér teksten, så den bliver dansk.
In loving memory of my dearly beloved sister, Felicia Maria Ezediuno Nwanze
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Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen VidenRedigér teksten, så den bliver dansk.
When we asked Grandpa how the house, we all called the Family House came into existence, this was the story he told us.
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Oplysninger fra den engelske Almen VidenRedigér teksten, så den bliver dansk.
The song playing from the record store came to an end and a new song came on: "My Father's Mansion in the Sky," In my father's house there are many mansions, the musician sang as the dust rose like a sacrificial burnt offering from the crumbled Family House into the sky.
The award-winning author of Voice of America paints a vivid, fully imagined portrait of an extraordinary African family and the house that holds them together. A powerful tale of family and community, This House Is Not for Sale brings to life an African neighborhood and one remarkable house, seen through the eyes of a young member of the household. The house lies in a town seemingly lost in time, full of colorful, larger-than-life characters; at the narrative's heart are Grandpa, the family patriarch whose occasional cruelty is balanced by his willingness to open his doors to those in need, and the house itself, which becomes a character in its own right and takes on the scale of legend. From the decades-long rivalry between owners of two competing convenience stores to the man who convinces his neighbors to give up their earthly possessions to prepare for the end of the world, Osondu's story captures a place beyond the reach of the outside world, full of superstitions and myths that sustain its people. Osondu's prose has the lightness and magic of fable, but his themes--poverty, disease, the arrival of civilization in an isolated community--are timeless and profound. At once full of joyful energy and quiet heartbreak, This House Is Not for Sale is an utterly original novel from a master storyteller.
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A fascinating mix of modern and traditional, folk and fairytales, myths, religion and all sorts of other stuff.
Engrossing. (