The history of a difficult child
(Book)
Author
Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Viking, [2023].
Format
Book
ISBN
9780593298619, 0593298616, 9780593298619 : HRD, 0593298616 : HRD
Physical Desc
390 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION SIBHAT
1 available
FICTION SIBHAT
1 available
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Published
[New York, N.Y.] : Viking, [2023].
Language
English
ISBN
9780593298619, 0593298616, 9780593298619 : HRD, 0593298616 : HRD
Notes
Description
"A breathtaking, tragicomic debut novel about the indomitable child of a scorned, formerly land-owning family who must grow up in the wake of Ethiopia's socialist revolution. Wisecracking, inquisitive, and bombastic, Selam Asmelash is the youngest child in her large, boisterous family. Even before she is born, she has a wry, bewitching omniscience that animates life in her Small Town in southwestern Ethiopia in the 1980s. Selam and her father listen to the radio in secret as the socialist military junta that recently overthrew the government seizes properties and wages civil war in the North. The Asmelashes, once an enterprising, land-owning family, are ostracized under the new regime. In the Small Town where they live, nosy women convene around coffee ceremonies multiple times a day, the gossip spreading like wildfire. As Selam's mother, the powerful and relentlessly dignified Degitu, grows ill, she embraces a persecuted, Pentecostal God and insists her family convert alongside her. The Asmelashes stand solidly in opposition to the times, and Selam grows up seeking revenge on despotic comrades, neighborhood bullies, and a ruthless God. Wise beyond her years yet thoroughly naive, she contends with an inner fury, a profound sadness, and a throbbing, unstoppable pursuit of education, freedom, and love. Told through the perspective of its charming and irresistible narrator, The History of a Difficult Child is about what happens when mother, God, and country are at odds, and how one difficult child finds her voice." --,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION SIBHAT | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC SIBHAT, MIHRET | Available |
East Hanover Library - Adult Fiction - New | FICTION SIBHAT | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction - New | SIBHAT Mihret | Available |
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION SIBHAT | Available |
New Providence Memorial Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Sib | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sibhat, M. (2023). The history of a difficult child . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sibhat, Mihret. 2023. The History of a Difficult Child. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sibhat, Mihret. The History of a Difficult Child Viking, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sibhat, Mihret. The History of a Difficult Child Viking, 2023.
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