Becoming Abigail

Name: Becoming Abigail
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ISBN: 9781888451948

ISBN-10: 1888451947

ISBN-13: 9781888451948

Edition: 2006

Authors: Chris Abani

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"Compelling and gorgeously written, this is a coming-of-age novella like no other. Chris Abani explores the depths of loss and exploitation with what can only be described as a knowing tenderness. An extraordinary, necessary book."-Cristina Garcia, author of Dreaming in Cuban "Abani's voice brings perspective to every moment, turning pain into a beautiful painterly meditation on loss and aloneness."-Aimee Bender, author of The Girl in the Flammable Skirt "Abani's empathy for Abigail's torn life is matched only by his honesty in portraying it. Nothing at all is held back. A harrowing piece of work."-Peter Orner, author of The Esther Stories Tough, spirited, and fiercely independent…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Akashic Books
Publication date: 3/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 120
Size: 5.60" wide x 8.30" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English

Chris Abani is a poet and novelist and the author most recently of GraceLand, which won the 2005 PEN Hemingway Prize, a Silver Medal in the California Book Awards, and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His other prizes include a PEN Freedom-to-Write Award, a Prince Claus Award and a Lannan Literary Fellowship. He teaches creative writing at USC.