Nights of the Creaking Bed

ISBN-13: 9781911115847 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 192 str.

Opis

Colorful characters involved in affecting dramas underlie this memorable collection that explores corruption, religious intolerance, gratuitous violence and the importance of joy.

Recenzje

"This is a cohesive, stylish collection, with atmospheric scenes and noir elements. Toni Kan's stories look behind shuttered window to express the unspeakable in the everyday." - Molara Wood, writer and cultural critic

Spis treści

Strangers 1

The Passion ofPololo 13

My Perfect Life20

Broda Sonnie 35

The Harbinger47

Nights of theCreaking Bed 56

The Echo ofSilence 62

God isListening 69

Ahmed 87

Buzz 94

Onions 107

The Devil'sOvertime 113

The Car TheyBorrowed 134

Sad Eyes 145

The Phone Call Goodnight 150

O autorze

Toni Kan is the author of four critically acclaimed works of fiction and poetry, including The Carnivorous City (Cassava Republic, 2016). Kan was the winner of the NDDC/Ken Saro Wiwa Literature Prize (2009), awarded by the Association of Nigerian Authors. Kan, a managing partner at Radi8, an ideas company, is also publisher of sabinews.com and a fellow of the Heinrich Boll Stiftung, Civitella Ranieri and Yaddo. He lives in Lagos.