{"product_id":"indigene-a-novella-and-short-stories-hardcover","title":"Indigene: A Novella and Short Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSefi Atta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour women grapple with social circumstances out of their control in this novella and short stories collection written by an award-winning Nigerian author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerceptive and satirical, \u003ci\u003eIndigene\u003c\/i\u003e highlights revealing moments in the everyday lives of four introspective professional Nigerian women who grapple with circumstances out of their control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the novella, \u003ci\u003e Indigene\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequel to Atta's debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEverything Good Will Come\u003c\/i\u003e, Enitan, a law partner in Lagos, takes stock of herself after she turns sixty. In the short stories that follow, \"Unsuitable Ties,\" \"Debt,\" and \"Housekeeping,\" Yemisi, a caterer attending a London dinner party as a guest, assesses the company she keeps; Grace, a consultant for a Big Four accounting firm, confronts her shopping habit in a New Jersey mall; and Abi, an ER physician staying in an Atlanta hotel, reflects on the peculiarities of working in the American South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in cities where Atta has lived, \u003ci\u003eIndigene \u003c\/i\u003eleans into social criticism as it explores the dilemmas of these and other characters.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSefi Atta is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eEverything Good Will Come\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSwallow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Bit of Difference\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bead Collector\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Bad Immigrant\u003c\/i\u003e; a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eNews from Home\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSefi Atta: Selected Plays.\u003c\/i\u003e She has received several literary awards, including the 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the 2009 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379222933606,"sku":"9781623716066","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/c0lw9jACT59781623716066.webp?v=1768918135","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/indigene-a-novella-and-short-stories-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}