Helon (george Mason University) Habila

Award-winning author Helon Habila has been described as "a courageous tale teller with an uncompromising vision…a major talent" (Rawi Hage). His new n

Poignant and beautifully sculpted, a novel about exile, identity and the many kinds of travellers moving through our modern world Modern Europe is a

Boko Haram ontvoerde ruim twee jaar geleden 267 meisjes van de middelbare school in Chibok. De veelgeprezen Nigeriaanse romanschrijver Helon Habila, a

Helon Habila werd geboren in Kaltungo, Nigeria. Hij doceert Creative Writing aan de George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Zijn werk is meermaa

Accompanying his wife on a prestigious arts fellowship in Berlin, a Nigerian scholar finds there are no walls between his privileged, secure existence

Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent, from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya. Helon Habila focuses on younger,

From the desks of Nigeria's newsrooms, two journalists are recruited to find the kidnapped wife of a British oil engineer. Zaq, an infamous media hack

Wanneer Ben De Backer bij hun ouders uit de kast komt als non-binair, wordt hen uit hun huis gegooid en gedwongen in te trekken bij hun oudere zus Han

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Oktober 1886. Een vreemd verzoek van het Britse ministerie van Oorlog bereikt pianostemmer Edgar Drake: hij krijgt de opdracht om zijn vrouw en zijn r

A drama about an armaments king, his daughter in the Salvation army and a foundling Professor of Greek. The society that makes Barbara necessary is re

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A gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrates Black pioneers—famous and little-known—in politics, science, literature, music, and mo

Nieuwspraak, Big Brother: het vocabulaire uit 1984 is sinds de eerste publicatie in 1949 in onze taal opgenomen en een eigen leven gaan leiden. Een am

'The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs' Biting and timeless reflections on patriotism,

They start a secret, forbidden affair - but nothing can be kept secret, and they are forced to face consequences more terrifying than either of them c

When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a li