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portada Before the Mango Ripens
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Language
English
Format
Hardcover
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9781950539994
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Before the Mango Ripens

Afabwaje Kurian (Author) · Dzanc Books · Hardcover

Before the Mango Ripens - Kurian, Afabwaje

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Synopsis "Before the Mango Ripens"

Set against the backdrop of 1970s Nigeriateetering between post-colonial dependency and self-rule, Before theMango Ripens examines the enduring themes of faith, disillusionment, andthe search for belonging. Both epic and intimate, Afabwaje Kurian's debutannounces a brilliant new talent for readers of Imbolo Mbue and ChimamandaNgozi Adichie.InRabata, everyone has secrets--especially since the arrival of the white Americanmissionaries. Twenty-year-oldJummai is a beautiful and unassuming house girl whose dreams of escaping herhome life are disrupted when an unexpected pregnancy forces her to hide herlover's identity. Tebeya, an ambitious Dublin-educated doctor, has leftprestigious opportunities abroad to return to the small town of her birth, anddiscovers a painful betrayal when she strives to take control of the missionclinic. Zanya is a young translator, enticed by promises of progress, who comesto Rabata to escape a bitter past and finds himself embroiled in a fightagainst the American reverend for the heart of the church and town. Unitedby their yearning for change, all three must make difficult decisions thatthreaten the fragile relationships of the Rabata they know. As tensions mount andhypocrisies are unveiled, the people of Rabata are faced with a question thatwill transform their town forever: Let the Americans stay, or make them go?

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