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Purple hibiscus

a novel
2012
A teenaged Nigerian girl and her older brother struggle to cope with life in their tense, stifling household--caused by their father's demands for perfection--after getting a taste of freedom during a visit to their aunt's home.

Americanah

Nigerian Ifemelu leaves her country to study in America while the man she loves back home, Obinze, is denied entrance to America due to 9/11. After struggling in London, Obinze is sent back to Nigeria but becomes a wealthy man with family. Meanwhile Ifemelu explores racism in America and becomes a successful blogger about race. When Ifemelu returns to Nigeria, she reunites with Obinze, but now the couple faces new decisions about their future.

Things fall apart

an adapted classic
2000
An abridgement of the novel, set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, that recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.

The village witch doctor & other stories

1990
A collection of stories drawn from Yoruba legend and tradition, containing characters from folklore, archetypal figures from Yoruba society and the supernatural.

Masquerade time

1994
Andy, an African-American boy living in Nigeria with his father, is invited to a village masquerade where he and his friend Ihanyi learn a lesson from the spirit Akataka.

Exploring our world

other people, other lands
1986

My grandfather is a magician

work and wisdom in an African village
2000
A child in Africa tells about the different jobs performed by his relatives, but has a special feeling for the work done by his grandfather, an expert in the traditional healing arts.

The buried treasure

1994
After her father's death during the civil war in Nigeria, Ola doesn't know how her family will manage. Then they find the money her father hid and are able to rebuild their lives.

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