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Reisen: Roman (AfrikAWunderhorn)
Der Protagonist, in den USA lebender Akademiker aus Nigeria, zieht mit seiner amerikanischen Frau nach Berlin, als diese dort ein renommiertes Kunststipendium erhält. In Berlin trifft er auf afrikanische Immigranten, deren Schicksal und Fluchterlebnisse sein privilegiertes Leben in den USA in Frage stellen. Als er eine junge Frau aus Sambia in die Schweiz begleitet, wo sie die Todesumstände ihres Bruders klären will, steigt er auf der Rückreise nach Berlin ohne Papiere in den falschen Zug und landet in einem Flüchtlingslager am italienischen Mittelmeer … In seinem neuen Roman lässt Helon Habila aus miteinander verwobenen Geschichten ein Mosaik unterschiedlichster Erfahrungen afrikanischer Migranten und Reisender entstehen.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 19, 2020
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About the author
Helon Habila
25 books202 followersHelon Habila was born in Nigeria in 1967. He studied literature at the University of Jos and taught at the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, before moving to Lagos to work as a journalist. In Lagos he wrote his first novel, Waiting for an Angel, which won the Caine Prize in 2001. Waiting for an Angel has been translated into many languages including Dutch, Italian, Swedish, and French.
In 2002, he moved to England to become the African Writing Fellow at the University of East Anglia. After his fellowship he enrolled for a PhD in Creative Writing. His writing has won many prizes including the Commonwealth Writers Prize, 2003. In 2005-2006 he was the first Chinua Achebe Fellow at Bard College in New York. He is a contributing editor to the Virginia Quarterly Review, and in 2006 he co-edited the British Council's anthology, NW14: The Anthology of New Writing, Volume 14. His second novel, Measuring Time, was published in February 2007.
He currently teaches Creative Writing at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and children.
In 2002, he moved to England to become the African Writing Fellow at the University of East Anglia. After his fellowship he enrolled for a PhD in Creative Writing. His writing has won many prizes including the Commonwealth Writers Prize, 2003. In 2005-2006 he was the first Chinua Achebe Fellow at Bard College in New York. He is a contributing editor to the Virginia Quarterly Review, and in 2006 he co-edited the British Council's anthology, NW14: The Anthology of New Writing, Volume 14. His second novel, Measuring Time, was published in February 2007.
He currently teaches Creative Writing at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and children.
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October 15, 2023
Super tolles Buch. Lässt einen die Welt durch andere Augen sehen. Vielen Dank für dieses Meisterwerk. Ich habe es innerhalb von 24h durchgelesen.
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