Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. 1 Introduction Multiple Worlds, Material Culture & Language 1
5. 2 Virtual Objects & Parallel Universes Biyi Bandele’s The Street 24
6. 3 Everyday Objects & Translation Leila Aboulela’s The Translator & Coloured Lights 43
7. 4 Possessions, Science & Power Jamal Mahjoub’s The Carrier 66
8. 5 Words, Things & Subjectivity Moses Isegawa’s Abyssinian Chronicles 87
9. 6 Breaking Gods & Petals of Purple Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus 110
10. 7 An Abnormal Ordinary Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun 133
11. 8 Conclusion The Rifle is not a Penis 151
12. Bibliography 171
13. Index 179