#Chigozie Obioma

[quotespile]

Listen, days decay, like food, like fish, like dead bodies. This night will decay, too and you will forget. Listen, we will forget.

Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen

#literature #quotes #Chigozie Obioma #The Fishermen #quote #books #lit

[litsnaps]

#literature #quotes #Chigozie Obioma #The Fishermen #quote #lit #books #words

[mesutbahtiyarolacak]

“Bir keresinde bana, bir erkek sahip olmadığı bir şeyi isterse, o şey ne kadar zor olursa olsun, ayakları onu kovalamaktan alıkoymazsa, sonunda onu yakalayacağı söylenmişti.” diye yankılanıyordu içimde basite indirgenmiş hüzünlü kelimeler…

İstemek….

Neyi ?

Neden ?

Niçin?…

#chigozie obioma #mesut ertekin

[the-summer-sun-au]

#Chigozie Obioma

[judgingbooksbycovers]

The Road to the Country: A Novel

By Chigozie Obioma.

#The Road to the Country #Chigozie Obioma #books #book covers

[sometimesiwastetimehere]

#chigozie obioma #the fishermen #books read #2024 reads

[a-canvas-of-ones-own]

Chigozie Obi (1998 - ), “Virgin (I)” (2017) and “Nwerre Onwe Gi (Free to Be)” (2020).

#chigozie obioma #woman artist #art #chigozie obi #Nigerian artist

[marcogiovenale]

esce il nuovo numero di 'container' - osservatorio intermodale di [dia•foria

esce il nuovo numero di ‘container’ – osservatorio intermodale di [dia•foria

La rivista CONTAINER – osservatorio intermodale esce con il secondo numero (B). Dopo due anni di lavori, covid compreso, finalmente vede la luce una pubblicazione ancora più ricca e articolata della precedente. Sono state inaugurate al suo interno nuove rubriche per permettere di ordinare al meglio la multifocalità di queste 84 vulcaniche pagine. Si va dalla critica letteraria, alle arti visive,…

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#Adriano Spatola #Andrea Inglese #arte #arte digitale #avanguardia #Bianca Battilocchi #Bruno Di Marino #Carlo Severi #Carmelo Bene #CCRU #Chiara Serani #Chigozie Obioma #cinema #Colin Raff #Container #contemporaneo #critica radicale #Daniele PolettiElena D&039;Alo&039; #diaforia #editoria #Ermanno Moretti #filosofia #Floema #fotografia #Francesca Gallo #Franco Berardi “Bifo” #fumetto #Gianni-Emilio Simonetti #Giueppe Garrera #glossolalia

[callmewinged]

"... The great fathers speak of a man who is anxious and afraid as being in a fettered state. They say this because anxiety and fear rob a man of his peace. And a man without peace? Such a man, they say, is inwardly dead. But when he rids himself of the shackles, and the chains rattle and tumble away into outer dark, he becomes free again. Reborn. To prevent himself from falling again into bondage, he tries to build defenses around himself. So what does he do? He allows in yet another fear. This time, it is not the fear that he is undone because of his present circumstances but that in a yet uncreated and unknown time, something else will go wrong and he will be broken again. Thus he lives in a cycle in which the past is rehearsed, time and time again. He becomes enslaved by what has not yet come. I have seen it many times." ~ Chigozie Obioma, "An Orchestra of Minorities"

#literary quotes #Chigozie Obioma #an Orchestra of Minorities

[forasecondtherewedwon]

Novels for Black History Month (Refreshed)

Titles, authors, and genres below the cut! Favourites are starred!

YA:

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas*

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

Pride by Ibi Zoboi

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas*

Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant*

Your Corner Dark by Desmond Hall

Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson

Mystery/Thriller:

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby*

Lightseekers by Femi Kayode

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

Sci-fi/Fantasy/Magic Realism:

Rosewater by Tade Thompson

Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin*

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Historical:

Deacon King Kong by James McBride*

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill*

Washington Black by Esi Edugyan*

Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan*

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson*

The Rib King by Ladee Hubbard

The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (May 2021)

Black Cloud Rising by David Wright Faladé*

Last Summer on State Street by Toya Wolfe*

Contemporary:

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

New People by Danzy Senna

Swing Time by Zadie Smith*

Loving Day by Mat Johnson

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

Real Life by Brandon Taylor

The Turner House by Angela Flournoy

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson*

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams*

Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson*

#Black History Month #book recommendations #redid the grid to add some new favourites! #rec 'em all but * are five-star faves

[quotespile]

I'd once been told that if a man wanted something he did not have, no matter how elusive that thing was, if his feet do not restrain him from chasing it, he would eventually grab it.

Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen

#literature #quotes #Chigozie Obioma #The Fishermen #quote #books #lit

[litsnaps]

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[mangotalkies]

01.06: frivolous joys i had as i spent a day in mumbai

rode in a taxi; might sound dull but i’ve always wanted to be in a mumbai taxi; the drivers were very sweet

simply stood and stared in awe at chhatrapati shivaji terminus; it IS majestic

had pani puri at juhu beach - a place of romantic interest to my parents; although i could barely see the sand because it was so crowded

had the time of my life in chhatrapati shivaji maharaj vastu sangrahalaya; didn’t want to leave; locals get to visit this place regularly? i’m jealous

gained a lot of respect for people who can drive in mumbai

enjoyed my hotel stay; i had quite some free time so i took over the sofa and finished a book in one sitting; the fishermen by chigozie obioma was so gripping and haunting; a story about brotherhood, family, a madman, prophecies, grief, violence, colonialism, and much more all wrapped up in a beautifully written folktale; has a striking resemblance to the oral storytelling traditions of many indigenous cultures

#mumbai #desiblr #studyblr #booklr #india #indian cities #light academia #indian academia #dark academia #book blog #art academia #chaotic academia #museums #art #art galleries #desi academia #desi aesthetic #desi tumblr #moodboard

[chthonic-cassandra]

Lately I've noticed an unusual number of new novels published in second person plural (wholly or partially). Some of them pull it off spectacularly - Chigozie Obioma and his chorality! - but sometimes I find myself thinking about Sondheim's critique of Carousel: "Did all of them really have a real nice clam bake?"

#there is actually something more serious here both artistically and politically about individual vs collective voice #and uses and misunderstandings of the chorus #but this is what I have right now #books

[wimpydave]

Character, Plot, and Man's Greatest Artform | Author Chigozie Obioma

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[theworkingsociety]

Oxbelly Writers Retreat

Deadline - 28.02.2023 :: Anywhere

Applications for the 2023 Oxbelly Writers Retreat are now open. The Oxbelly Writers Retreat is an opportunity for writers from all over the world to come together for one week of creative learning and exchange. 15 emerging fiction writers and poets will be chosen to join the retreat and will receive guidance from experienced authors, including Chigozie Obioma, Rebecca Makkai, Kwame Dawes, and Scott Cairns.

The retreat will be held in Messinia, Greece and all expenses will be covered. There is no cost to apply.

Apply here.

#opportunity #writers retreat