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