Anioke Vincent - Perfect Little Angels - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In this stunning debut story collection set largely in Nigeria questions abound: What happens when we fall short of society's - and our own - expectations? When our personal desires conflict with the duties we are bound with? The characters in Perfect Little Angels confront these dilemmas and more in these brilliantly imagined tales. In a boarding school tensions brew between students and vengeful staff. An addict seeks a fresh start in pottery class. A man returns home from university abroad with confessions that unravel his mother's world. Amid winter storms a ghost delights a grief - stricken partner. And atop a hill surrounded by rot and garbage two lovers dare to embark on a secret dangerous romance. Human desires - for connection salvation and understanding - imbue these deeply Nigerian stories with universal resonance. In Vincent Anioke's tenderly written stories characters seek love in different permutations from teachers parents dead partners and even God. Perfect Little Angels is a nuanced exploration of masculinity religion marginalization suppressed queerness and self - expression through the lens of (un)conditional love.
Title: Perfect Little Angels
Author(s): Anioke Vincent
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Barcode: 9781551529431
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 5/7/2024
Category: Short Stories