About this title: This collection of short stories is set in Nigeria and reflects the mad, exotic and often dangerous chaos which reigns there. They include jumbled up voodoo stories, stories of shanty towns and of men from the villages seeking their fortunes in the streets and filthy gutters of the new towns.
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Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0670825204 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking, N. Y.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780670825202ISBN:0670825204
Description: Cover Art. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. X-Library with normal flaws.....The hard cover and the jacket has light shelf wear. The jacket flaps has been pasted to the inside board.....We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by.... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670825202ISBN:0670825204
Description: Very Good in Near Fine jacket. 0670825204 First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. All books shipped with DJ wrapped in archive safe mylar. Near Fine+ copy in Near Fine-DJ. As new, unread. Remainder marked. Stain at top of closed pages, not visible on inside pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN-13:9780670825202ISBN:0670825204
Description: Very Good. DJ. 0670825204 First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in NEAR FINE dust-jacket. NOT book club edition. NOT ex-library. NOT price-clipped. Remainder marked. DJ is showing a bit of shelf rub and has a faded spine. All of our dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective book jacket covers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN-13:9780670825202ISBN:0670825204
Description: Fine. DJ. 0670825204 First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE-dust-jacket. As New. Unread. NOT book club edition. NOT ex-library. NOT price-clipped. Remainder marked. DJ has some slight shelf rub. All of our dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective book jacket covers. read more
Description: Acceptable. Ships from the UK. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN-13:9780670825202ISBN:0670825204
Description: Fine. DJ. 0670825204 First Edition, First Printing. FINE hardcover book in FINE dust-jacket. As New. Unread. Remainder mark. NOT a b/c. NOT an XL. NOT price-clipped. Slight shelf rub to DJ. All of our dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective book jacket covers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670825202ISBN:0670825204
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0670825204. American first edition, first printing. Published by Viking in 1989. Contains numberline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. Virtually no wear to jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Fine condition with no bumps or marks. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Oversize and heavy items may require additional postage. read more
Edition: Reprinted, 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, London, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780436339448ISBN:0436339447
Description: Fine in Like New jacket. 0436339447 Both hardcovers and dust jacket Like New. Pages (194) are clean & tight, NO highlighting or markings in text, gift inscription appears on ffep. Overall condition is LIKE NEW/LIKE NEW. From the dust jacket, 'The eight dazzling stories in this collection are lyrical, funny, and never despairing. Okri demonstrates precision short-story wirting without wasting a word...Boasting some bantering dialogue and great comic moments reminiscent of vintage V.S. Naipaul, ... read more
"for a paper on postcolonial literature - writing on Okri and Minor Literature (Deleuze and Guatarri).if you want a look at the essay, chuck me a note"
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