{"product_id":"kicking-tongues-paperback","title":"Kicking Tongues - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren King-Aribisala\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren King-Aribisala brilliantly transposes Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales \u003c\/i\u003eto modern-day Nigeria in this magnificent tale of forty very different travellers thrown together on a bus journey from Lagos to the new capital, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbuja.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarefully selected by their hostess - an enigmatic figure who calls herself, 'The Black Lady The' - the passengers on this journey range from a wealthy tribal chief to a humble petrol pump attendant, from a rain-maker to a reserved woman observing purdah. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey are united only by their dissatisfaction with Nigeria's chaotic and corrupt regime, a concern which is reflected in the widely differing stories they tell on their journey - bawdy tales, sharp satires, poignant narratives and moral fables. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending poetry and prose, rich visual images, and witty puns, Karen King-Aribisala succeeds in transforming a fourteenth-century English classic into an exuberant and distinctively African work.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Ann King-Aribisala\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1953 in Georgetown, Guyana. She is a poet, novelist, and short story writer. She grew up in Nigeria, attending the Ibadan International School and studying abroad in Barbados, Italy and London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eOur Wife and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and her novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Hangman's Game\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prizes, Best First Book Africa (1991) and Best Book Africa (2008), respectively. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe currently lives in Nigeria and is Associate Professor of English at the University of Lagos.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725974540351,"sku":"9781035906116","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b2fb066180e0895ee884e50ff569259a.webp?v=1765108722","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/kicking-tongues-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}