Titel
Who Fears Death
Schrijver
Okorafor, Nnedi
ISBN
9780756406691
Uitgever
Penguin Group USA
Prijs
€ 10,00
Bijzonderheden
2011, 386pp, paperback, very good
Meer info
In a postapocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways, yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert hoping to die.
Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different-special-she names her child Onyesonwu, which means "Who Fears Death?" in an ancient tongue.
As Onye grows, it doesn't take long for her to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her violent conception. She is Ewu—a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half-breed rejected by both tribes.
But Onye is not the average Ewu. Even as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic. As Onye grows, so do her abilities, and during an inadvertent visit to the spirit realm she learns something terrifying: someone powerful is trying to kill her.
Desperate to elude her would-be murderer, and to understand her own nature, she seeks help from the magic practitioners of her village. But, even among her mother's people, she meets with frustrating prejudice because she is Ewu and female. Yet Onye persists.
Eventually her magical destiny and her rebellious nature will force her to leave home and embark on a journey that will cause her to grapple with nature, tradition, history, true love, the spiritual mysteries of her culture, and ultimately to learn why she was given the name she bears: Who Fears Death.
Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different-special-she names her child Onyesonwu, which means "Who Fears Death?" in an ancient tongue.
As Onye grows, it doesn't take long for her to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her violent conception. She is Ewu—a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half-breed rejected by both tribes.
But Onye is not the average Ewu. Even as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic. As Onye grows, so do her abilities, and during an inadvertent visit to the spirit realm she learns something terrifying: someone powerful is trying to kill her.
Desperate to elude her would-be murderer, and to understand her own nature, she seeks help from the magic practitioners of her village. But, even among her mother's people, she meets with frustrating prejudice because she is Ewu and female. Yet Onye persists.
Eventually her magical destiny and her rebellious nature will force her to leave home and embark on a journey that will cause her to grapple with nature, tradition, history, true love, the spiritual mysteries of her culture, and ultimately to learn why she was given the name she bears: Who Fears Death.
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