Bibliograph

The bead collector, by Sefi Atta

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The bead collector, by Sefi Atta

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The bead collector

Oclc number

1029780509

Responsibility statement

by Sefi Atta

Summary

"Lagos, January 1976, six years after the Nigerian Civil War. A new military regime has been in power for six months, but rumors are spreading that a countercoup is imminent. At an art exhibition in the affluent Ikoyi neighborhood, Remi Lawal, a Nigerian woman who runs her own greeting-card shop, meets Frances Cooke, who introduces herself as an American art dealer, in Nigeria to buy rare beads. They become friends and over the next few weeks confide in each other about their aspirations, loyalties, marriage, motherhood--and Nigeria itself, as hospitable Remi welcomes the enigmatic Frances into her world."--Provided by publisher

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