I Do Not Come to You by Chance

Name: I Do Not Come to You by Chance
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ISBN: 9781401323110

ISBN-10: 1401323111

ISBN-13: 9781401323110

Edition: 2009

Authors: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Hyperion Staff

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A deeply moving debut novel set amid the perilous world of Nigerian email scams, I Do Not Come to You by Chance tells the story of one young man and the family who loves him.Being the opera of the family, Kingsley Ibe is entitled to certain privileges--a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation from university. As first son, he has responsibilities, too. But times are bad in Nigeria, and life is hard. Unable to find work, Kingsley cannot take on the duty of training his younger siblings, nor can he provide his parents with financial peace in their retirement. And then there is Ola. Dear, sweet Ola, the sugar in Kingsley's tea. It does not seem to matter that he…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Hyperion Press
Publication date: 5/5/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.13" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani grew up in the eastern part of Nigeria, among the Igbo speaking people-the major culprits of 419 scams . She lives in Nigeria. I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE is her first novel. It won a Betty Trask Award, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book (Africa), and was a finalist for the 2010 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.