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Contemporary, classical in form, grave and prestige.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Mohammed Naseehu Ali
- First published
- August 15, 2006
- Pages
- 224
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers, Amistad
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061836589
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First sentence
“For four nights Uwargida did not appear at her regular spot in the courtyard, where she narrated Mallam Gizo, or Mr. Spider tales and other mythological stories to us every night.”
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