Who fears death
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FICTION Okorafor
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FICTION Okorafor
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386 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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In a far future, post-nuclear-holocaust Africa, genocide plagues one region. The aggressors, the Nuru, have decided to follow the Great Book and exterminate the Okeke. But when the only surviving member of a slain Okeke village is brutally raped, she manages to escape, wandering farther into the desert. She gives birth to a baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand and instinctively knows that her daughter is different. She names her daughter Onyesonwu, which means "Who Fears Death?" in an ancient African tongue. Reared under the tutelage of a mysterious and traditional shaman, Onyesonwu discovers her magical destiny -- to end the genocide of her people. The journey to fulfill her destiny will force her to grapple with nature, tradition, history, true love, the spiritual mysteries of her culture -- and eventually death itself.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Okorafor, N. (2010). Who fears death . Daw Books, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Okorafor, Nnedi. 2010. Who Fears Death. New York, NY: Daw Books, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Okorafor, Nnedi. Who Fears Death New York, NY: Daw Books, Inc, 2010.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Okorafor, N. (2010). Who fears death. New York, NY: Daw Books, Inc.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Okorafor, Nnedi. Who Fears Death Daw Books, Inc., 2010.
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