A Small Silence

ISBN-13: 9781911115793 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 256 str.

Jumoke Verissimo

Opis

A vivid and visceral excursion into the margins of society from an exciting and important new literary voice. A Small Silence follows activist Prof on his release from prison, where he retreats into a life of darkness until a student named Desire begins to visit him, shaking him out of self-imposed exile.

O autorze

Verissimo, JumokeJumoke Verissimo writes poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. She has published two collections of poetry; I am memory won the Carlos Idzia Ahmad Prize's First Prize for a first book of Poetry, and The Birth of Illusion was shortlisted for the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Poetry Prize and longlisted for the NLNG Prize. She has also published a chapbook with Saraba Magazine, titled Epiphanies (2015). Her poetry has been translated into French, Chinese, Japanese, Macedonian and Norwegian. Jumoke is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta, Canada. A Small Silence is her debut novel.