
Who Fears Death
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Narrated by:
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Nneka Okoye
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By:
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Nnedi Okorafor
About this listen
An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa.
Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R.R. Martin!
In a post-apocalyptic Africa, the world has changed in many ways; yet in one region genocide between tribes still bloodies the land. A woman who has survived the annihilation of her village and a terrible rape by an enemy general wanders into the desert, hoping to die. Instead, she gives birth to an angry baby girl with hair and skin the colour of sand. Gripped by the certainty that her daughter is different – special – she names her Onyesonwu, which means ‘Who fears death?’ in an ancient language.
It doesn't take long for Onye to understand that she is physically and socially marked by the circumstances of her conception. She is Ewu – a child of rape who is expected to live a life of violence, a half-breed rejected by her community. But Onye is not the average Ewu. Even as a child, she manifests the beginnings of a remarkable and unique magic. As she grows, so do her abilities, and during an inadvertent visit to the spirit realm, she learns something terrifying: someone powerful is trying to kill her.
Desperate to elude her would-be murderer and to understand her own nature, she embarks on a journey in which she grapples with nature, tradition, history, true love, and the spiritual mysteries of her culture, and ultimately learns why she was given the name she bears: Who Fears Death.
©2018 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2018 HarperCollins PublishersI was introduced to the world of Nuru and Okeke in her collection of short stories and I was pleased to get more meat the bones of that premise.
Riveting African Odyssey
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loved it
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An Exhilarating Experience
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an epic tale
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Amazing!!!
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Underwhelming ending
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A profoundly moving and magical book
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Narration was excellent. Highly recommend as an audio book!
Fantastic story and narration
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Enjoyed the narration but struggled with the story
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