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Measuring Time

Measuring Time

by HelonHabila (Author)

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    Hardcover 2007

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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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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 384
 Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Published: 01 Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 0241141850
ISBN 13: 9780241141854

Media Reviews
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Author Bio
Helon Habila was born in Nigeria in 1967. He won the Caine Prize for African Writing 2001 for the opening section of his first book, Waiting for an Angel, which then went on to win the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region, in 2003. He now lives in Norwich, where he was Writer-in-Residence from 2002 to 2004 at the University of East Anglia.