Books by Helon Habila (3)
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Esperando un ángel by Helon Habila ES
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Un prisionero político se ve obligado a escribir poemas de amor por encargo. Un ángel toma la forma de un soldado y su mensaje es la muerte, Un adolescente es enviado a la casa de una tía y allí conoce el amor, la lealtad y el valor del compromiso. Un joven universitario enloquece en un mundo donde todo se desmorona. A través de capítulos que funcionan como relatos independientes seguimos a Lamba, un estudiante que con el tiempo se convertirá en periodista y atravesará, junto con otros particulares personajes, los años más oscuros en la historia de Nigeria.
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Travelers : A Novel by Helon Habila EN
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A startlingly imaginative exploration of the African diaspora in Europe, by one of our most acclaimed international writers. Award-winning author Helon Habila has been described as "a courageous tale teller with an uncompromising vision…a major talent" (Rawi Hage). His new novel Travelers is a life-changing encounter with those who have been uprooted by war or aspiration, fear or hope. A Nigerian graduate student who has made his home in America knows what it means to strike out for new shores. When his wife proposes that he accompany her to Berlin, where she has been awarded a prestigious art... continue
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Waiting For an Angel by Helon Habila EN
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WAITING FOR AN ANGEL marks the debut of one of Africa's most promising new writers. Lomba is a young journalist living under military regime in Lagos, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and thenovel he is writing. But his room-mate goes mad and is beaten up by soldiers, his first love is forced to marry a man she doesn't love, and his neighbours are planning a demo which is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. He must write the truth about this reign of terror . . . WAITING FOR AN ANGEL captures th... continue