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1. Death of the author: a novel

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Author:
Okorafor, Nnedi
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4.5 stars
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14 copies, 4 people are on the wait list.
East Regional - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
OKORAFOR
Eva H. Perry Regional - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
OKORAFOR
Fuquay-Varina Community - Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror has 2
OKORAFOR
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Disabled, disinclined to marry, and more interested in writing than a lucrative career in medicine or law, Zelu has always felt like the outcast of her large Nigerian family. Then her life is upended when, in the middle of her sister's lavish Caribbean wedding, she's unceremoniously fired from her university job and, to add insult to injury, her novel is rejected by yet another publisher. With her career and dreams crushed in one fell swoop, she decides...

2. The tiny things are heavier: a novel

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Author:
Okonkwo, Esther Ifesinachi
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Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
OKONKWO
Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
OKONKWO
Holly Springs Community - Adult Fiction
OKONKWO
Description:
A heart-rending debut novel about a Nigerian immigrant as she tries to find her place at home and in America-a powerful epic about love, grief, family, and belonging. The Tiny Things Are Heavier follows Sommy, a Nigerian woman who comes to the United States for graduate school two weeks after her brother, Mezie, attempts suicide. Plagued by the guilt of leaving Mezie behind, Sommy struggles to fit into her new life as a student and an immigrant. Lonely...