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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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The Recycled City
Chris Abani has done an end-run around the immigrant novel. In two previous books, Abani, who was born in Nigeria, traced a path from third world to first: “GraceLand,” his bustling novel set in Lagos, closed with a young man’s departure for the Unit ... (read full critics)
nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Paperback 304 Pages
- ISBN-10: 009951592X
- ISBN-13: 9780099515920
- Publisher: Vintage
- Pub date: Apr 24, 2008
- Also available as: eBook
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780099515920 | Paperback | $12.86 | $10.69 | The Book Depository |
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Lisa Venbrux 
Our lady of east LA
The Virgin of Flames by Chris Abani 291pp, Jonathan Cape, £12.99 An urban novelist never minds a little decay. Balzac had the rot of Paris and Dickens had Hungerford Stairs; Chris Abani has "the beautiful old crumbling bridges of east LA". To his pro ... (read full critics)