What it means when a man falls from the sky: stories
(Book)
"A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home. In "Who Will Greet You at Home," a National Magazine Award finalist forThe New Yorker, A woman desperate for a child weaves one out of hair, with unsettling results. In "Wild," a disastrous night out shifts a teenager and her Nigerian cousin onto uneasy common ground. In "The Future Looks Good," three generations of women are haunted by the ghosts of war, while in "Light," a father struggles to protect and empower the daughter he loves. And in the title story, in a world ravaged by flood and riven by class, experts have discovered how to "fix the equation of a person" - withrippling, unforeseen repercussions. Evocative, playful, subversive, and incredibly human, What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky heralds the arrival of a prodigious talent with a remarkable career ahead of her"--
Notes
Arimah, L. N. (2017). What it means when a man falls from the sky: stories. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Arimah, Lesley Nneka. 2017. What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories. New York, Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Arimah, Lesley Nneka, What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Arimah, Lesley Nneka. What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky: Stories. New York, Riverhead Books, 2017.
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