{"product_id":"indigene-a-novella-and-short-stories-9781623716066","title":"Indigene: A Novella and Short Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eFour women grapple with social circumstances out of their control in this novella and short stories collection written by an award-winning Nigerian author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerceptive and satirical, \u003ci\u003eIndigene\u003c\/i\u003e highlights revealing moments in the everyday lives of four introspective professional Nigerian women who grapple with circumstances out of their control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the novella, \u003ci\u003e Indigene\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequel to Atta's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEverything Good Will Come\u003c\/i\u003e, Enitan, a law partner in Lagos, takes stock of herself after she turns sixty. In the short stories that follow, \"Unsuitable Ties,\" \"Debt,\" and \"Housekeeping,\" Yemisi, a caterer attending a London dinner party as a guest, assesses the company she keeps; Grace, a consultant for a Big Four accounting firm, confronts her shopping habit in a New Jersey mall; and Abi, an ER physician staying in an Atlanta hotel, reflects on the peculiarities of working in the American South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in cities where Atta has lived, \u003ci\u003eIndigene \u003c\/i\u003eleans into social criticism as it explores the dilemmas of these and other characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSefi Atta is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eEverything Good Will Come\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwallow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Bit of Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bead Collector\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Bad Immigrant\u003c\/i\u003e; a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eNews from Home\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSefi Atta: Selected Plays.\u003c\/i\u003e She has received several literary awards, including the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"Interlink Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51552896352530,"sku":"9781623716066","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_37552c30-c7bc-4056-9d55-4967e9f1669d.jpg?v=1754910995","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/indigene-a-novella-and-short-stories-9781623716066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}