Title: Under the Udala Trees
Author: Chinelo Okparanta
Publisher: Granta
Pages:328
ISBN: 9781847088383
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‘Under the Udala Trees’ is the story of Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl, who discovers love in a girl of some other community, Amina. The novel takes us on a journey wherein Ijeoma tries to reconcile with her life, after her relationship with Amina is exposed to her mother.
About the Author
A Nigerian by birth, Chinelo Okrapanta iscurrentlyAssistant Professor of English & Creative Writing (Fiction) at Bucknell University. Her stories have been featured in New Yorker & Granta. Sheis a recipient of a number of literary awards & has also been a finalist for several others. Under the Udala Trees is her debut novel.
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