Curandera

Name: Curandera
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780349702575
Price: 37.99 NZD
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By Irenosen Okojie

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Brief Description

"I loved it. Vivid, brutal, moving and tender. This is heartfelt and immersive." Joanne Harris Curandera is the mesmerising by-product of Okojie's extraordinary imagination and writing that is mind-bogglingly glorious." Yvvette Edwards In the mountainous town of Gethsemane, 17th-century Cape Verde, a mysterious woman's arrival sparks... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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From an award-winning author comes this thrilling, experimental new novel exploring the darker elements of shamanism, desire, betrayal and friendship - across time and dimensions.

Description

"I loved it. Vivid, brutal, moving and tender. This is heartfelt and immersive." Joanne Harris

Curandera is the mesmerising by-product of Okojie's extraordinary imagination and writing that is mind-bogglingly glorious." Yvvette Edwards

In the mountainous town of Gethsemane, 17th-century Cape Verde, a mysterious woman's arrival sparks a series of strange events that will leave the town's inhabitants changed: men sporadically blind in the afternoons, children disappearing and reappearing without warning, and infertile women pregnant with the memories of past births.

In present-day London, a quartet is brought together by their fascination with ritual, miracles, and a life beyond the mundane. Botanist Therese lives with Azacca, a soulful Haitian musician, Peruvian drifter Emilien, who is haunted by the past, and adventurous Finn, who is increasingly drawn to living life on the edge.

With the past and present beginning to blur into one, Curandera is a story of rebirth and redemption, a mythic tale of recalibrations across time.

Praise for Irenosen Okojie's previous books:

"Dazzling . . . a feast for the senses." Diana Evans

"One of the finest literary imaginations working today." Max Porter

"A liberatingly odd, seductive and fearless talent." Laline Paull

"Okojie has a sharp eye . . . and a turn of phrase that switches from elegance to brutality in a single line." Stella Duffy

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349702575

Publisher: John Murray Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Dialogue Books

Contributors:

Translated by Priscilla Layne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 304

Collections

Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Horror & Supernatural Irenosen Okojie Literary Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy

About the Author

Irenosen Okojie is a Nigerian British author whose work pushes the boundaries of form, language and ideas. Her novel, Butterfly Fish, and short story collections, Speak Gigantular

and Nudibranch, have won and been nominated for multiple awards. Her journalism has been featured in The New York Times, the Observer, the Guardian and the Huffington Post. She was a Contributing Editor for The White Review. She co-presented the BBC's Turn Up for The Books podcast, alongside

Simon Savidge and Bastille frontman Dan Smith. Her work has been optioned for the screen. She has also judged various literary prizes including the Dylan Thomas Prize, the

Gordon Burn Prize and the BBC National Short Story Award. She was a judge for the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction. Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, she was awarded an

MBE For Services to Literature in 2021. She is the director and founder of Black to the Future festival.

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