Measuring Time - Hardcover

Habila, Helon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241141850 ISBN 13: 9780241141854

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2007

Synopsis

Mamo and LaMamo are twin brothers living in a small Nigerian village, where their domineering father controls their lives. With high hopes the twins attempt to flee from home, but only LaMamo escapes to live their dream of becoming a soldier. Mamo, the awkward, sickly twin, is doomed to remain in the village. Gradually, he comes out of his father’s shadow and gains local fame as a historian, embarking on a ‘true’ history of his people. But when the rains fail and famine rages, religious zealots incite the people to violence – and LaMamo returns to fight the enemy at home.

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Review:

Praise for Waiting for an Angel:

'Deeply moving and memorable' The Times

'Astonishing, at once tender and embittered, humorous and unforgiving' Daily Telegraph

'Beautifully judged . . . a powerful, compassionate work' Observer

About the Author:

Helon Habila is a Nigerian novelist, poet and academic. He is the author of the novels Waiting for an Angel, Measuring Time and Oil on Water, and has won literary prizes including the Caine Prize and the Windham/Campbell Literature Prize. He teaches creative writing at George Mason University, Washington, and his most recent book The Chibok Girls will be published by Penguin Books in April 2017.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0241141850
• ISBN 13: 9780241141854
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384