Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
The Moon's Fireflies

The Moon's Fireflies

Madison, Benjamin

Paperback

General Fiction

Currently unavailable to order

ISBN10: 0889822638
ISBN13: 9780889822634
Publisher: Oolichan Books
Published: Apr 15 2010
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
The eighteen linked short stories in The Moon's Fireflies take us inside the experience of living as a foreigner in an African village. Adopted by two village boys, Effiong and Little Etim, the narrator is drawn into the life of the West African village of Akai Ison. He has been posted there to teach in the local school but spends most of his time learning. In ?Night Studies?, he begins to understand the West African magic called juju. It is a prominent theme in several other stories as well and through them we see that juju is not a collection of nonsensical superstitions but is a useful and important part of the lives of the villagers. These stories are not only filled with insight, they are engaging stories in themselves. We share in the adventures and misadventures of the narrator as he gets mixed up with local matchmaking, tries to introduce out-of-season corn, and is required to embrace all the village women. ?Shakespeare will debut in Akai Isong at noon, ? he states at the beginning of ?That Cassius, ? and the disaster that follows proves both hilarious and profound. This is an Africa we seldom see, an Africa of warm hospitality and tolerance, and the humanity and wisdom embodied in these stories lead us to examine our own lives and values. If you are interested in Africa, this book will turn you into a lover; if you love Africa, The Moon's Fireflies is a feas

Also in

General Fiction

View All