Nikesh Shukla Libros Populares
Nikesh Shukla Biografía y Hechos
Melatu Uche Okorie (Enugu, 1975) es una autora irlandesa nacida en Nigeria y miembro del Consejo de las Artes de Irlanda. Su colección de cuentos de 2018, This Hostel Life, fue preseleccionada para el premio Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year en los Irish Book Awards, y la Irish National Opera la adaptó a una obra operística. Biografía Melatu Uche Okorie nació en 1975 en Enugu, Nigeria.[1][2] Vivió su infancia con su madre y varios hermanos, y obtuvo un grado en inglés antes de irse de Nigeria.[3] Okorie se mudó a Irlanda en 2006 con su pequeña hija y vivió en el sistema de provisión directa, que fue cuando comenzó a escribir.[3][4] Okorie obtuvo un Máster en escritura creativa del Trinity College Dublin y está estudiando para obtener un doctorado en la Facultad de Educación.[3] Escritura En 2009 Okorie ganó el premio de escritura Metro Éireann por la historia "Gathering Thoughts".[5] El primer libro de Okorie, This Hostel Life, fue publicado por Skein Press en Irlanda en mayo de 2018.[6] El libro presenta un patois inglés nigeriano inventado.[7] Fue lanzado en el Festival Internacional de Literatura, donde Okorie discutió la experiencia migrante con Nikesh Shukla.[8] This Hostel Life fue comprado por Virago Press en 2019,[6] y adaptado a una obra operística por la Irish National Opera.[9] Su trabajo ha sido publicado en LIT Journal, College Green Magazine y Dublin: Ten Journeys One Destination, Alms on the Highway.[10] En 2019, Okorie fue entrevistada sobre su estilo de escritura por Laureate for Irish Fiction, Sebastian Barry.[5] El mismo año, fue publicado ¡Sí, todavía tomamos café!. Esta es una colección de obras de escritoras, incluidas Okorie, Catherine Dunne, Hilary Fannin, Lia Mills y Sheila O'Flanagan.[11] Abogacía Okorie es miembro de la junta de la Red Nacional de Mujeres Migrantes en Irlanda, y es facilitadora de talleres de escritura creativa para niños y jóvenes.[12] Reconocimientos En 2018, This Hostel Life fue nominado para el premio Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year en los Irish Book Awards.[13] En 2019, Okorie fue nombrada miembro del Consejo de las Artes.[12][10] Referencias . Descubre los libros populares de Nikesh Shukla. Encuentra los 100 libros más populares de Nikesh Shukla
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The Colour of God
Ayesha S. ChaudhryShortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize 2022‘Engrossing...brilliant’ Monica Ali‘Heartbreaking and really funny’ Ross Gay‘This book fell into my heart’ Sabrina Mahfo...
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The Undertakers
Nicole GloverTHE CONDUCTOR'S FILM RIGHTS NOW OPTIONED BY QUEEN LATIFAHIn the exciting sequel to The Conductors, and the second book in the Murder & Magic series of historical fantasy novels...
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Character Breakdown
Zawe Ashton'Entertaining...revealing, shocking' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'Sublime' CANDICE CARTYWILLIAMSActor and director Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities of ...
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Islam
Tariq RamadanThe essential introduction to Islam by a leading expertHardly a day goes by without mention of Islam. And yet, for most people, and in much of the world, Islam remains a littleknow...
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And the Stars Were Burning Brightly
Danielle JawandoAn extraordinary novel about loss, understanding and the importance of speaking up when all you want to do is shut down. From a multiawardwinning author, perfect for fans of Angie ...
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Sequins for a Ragged Hem
Estate of Amryl JohnsonA beautifully atmospheric memoir and travelogue from poet Amryl Johnson depicting her journey from the UK to Trinidad in the 1980s'Memories demanded that I complete this book. If w...
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Four Hundred Souls
Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. BlainTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFour Hundred Souls is an epochdefining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices cocurat...
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When Our Worlds Collided
Danielle JawandoWINNER OF THE YA BOOK PRIZE AND THE JHALAK CHILDREN'S AND YA PRIZE 2023. A powerful comingofage story about chance encounters, injustice and how the choices that we make can c...
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Empty Planet
Darrell Bricker & John IbbitsonA SUNDAY TIMES MUSTREAD'Riveting and vitally important' Steven Pinker'A gripping narrative of a world on the cusp of profound change' Anjana Ahuja, New StatesmanEmpty Planet offe...
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Taking Up Space
Chelsea Kwakye & Ore Ogunbiyi'Brilliant' CANDICE CARTYWILLIAMS, author of QUEENIE'Essential' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER'Hugely important' PAULA AKPANAs a minority in a predominantly whit...
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Summary of Nikesh Shukla & Chimene Suleyman's The Good Immigrant
Everest MediaPlease note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Write because it’s something to do, something your parents will let you do because...
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My Seditious Heart
Arundhati RoyTwenty years, a thousand pages, and now a single beautiful edition of Arundhati Roy's complete nonfiction.'Arundhati Roy is one of the most confident and original thinkers of our t...
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The Conductors
Nicole GloverFILM RIGHTS NOW OPTIONED BY QUEEN LATIFAH'An Underground Railroad but with magic' P. Djeli Clark'...a delightfully genrebending debut' Tananarive DueMeet Hetty Rhodes, a former co...
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Rapthology
Jermaine Scott a.k.a. Wretch 32'Groundbreaking... Part memoir, part guide, this is a musthave.' Independent'A worthwhile tutorial.' Evening Standard"Poetry and rap come from the same family. They're brothers. Ju...
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How Much the Heart Can Hold
Carys Bray, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Bernardine Evaristo, Grace McCleen, Donal Ryan, Nikesh Shukla & D.W. Wilson'Startlingly original stories.'S Magazine'Together they assert that love is more heartbreaking and transforming that the word necessarily conveys.'Observer Love is not a singular c...
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Me and White Supremacy
Layla Saad & Robin DiAngelo'An indispensable resource for white people who want to challenge white supremacy but don't know where to begin' Robin DiAngelo, author of WHITE FRAGILITY'It should be mandatory...
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How To Find Home
Mahsuda SnaithBBC RADIO 4 'BOOK AT BEDTIME' PICK‘Those who love Little Fires Everywhere and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will love this’ My WeeklyMolly has lived on the streets for nearly...
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The First Woman
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi'In Jennifer Makumbi, we have a giant of literature living among us.' Peter Kalu, Jhalak Prize JudgeLonglisted for the Diverse Book Awards, 2021'Jennifer Makumbi is a genius storyt...
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Defying Gravity
Roger McGoughIn this evocative and personal collection of poems Roger McGough comes to terms with painful memories as well as confronting fears that are universal. Here he remembers his father ...
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The Unsettling of Europe
Peter GatrellWINNER OF THE LAURA SHANNON PRIZE 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZE 2020A TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019Migrants have stood at the heart of modern Europ...
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Manchester Happened
Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiSHORTLISTED FOR THE HEARST BIG BOOK AWARDS 2019THE STUNNING SHORTSTORY COLLECTION FROM PRIZEWINNING AUTHOR JENNIFER NANSUBUGA MAKUMBIIf there's one thing the characters in Jennifer...
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Safe
Derek Owusu'It's brave and honest, and not a moment too soon.' Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish)'[An] outstanding mythbusting book. Everyone should read it.' Bernardine EvaristoWhat is the experience of...
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That Peckham Boy
Kenny Imafidon'Kenny's story shows us that we all have the potential to achieve extraordinary things. What a hero.' Bear Grylls'If you are compelled by a hero's journey, then Kenny Imafidon is a...
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The New Age of Empire
Kehinde Andrews"Kehinde Andrews is a crucial voice walking in a proud tradition of Black radical criticism and action" Akala"An uncompromising account of the roots of racism today" Kimberlé Crens...
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Anti-Racist Ally
Sophie Williams‘Gives you the information you need to begin, or continue, your understanding of what it means to be a true antiracist ally’ Pippa VosperDo you want to be an antiracist ally? ...
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They Can't Kill Us All
Wesley Lowery'A devastating frontline account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of the most significant racial justice movements since the 1960s: Black Lives Ma...
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Uncommon Wealth
Kojo KoramShortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political WritingLonglisted for the British Academy Book Prize for Global Cultural UnderstandingA Guardian Book of the Year'Brilliantly arrange...
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Lovers and Strangers
Clair WillsSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'Generous and empathetic ... opens up postwar migration in all its richness' Sukhdev Sandhu, Guardian'Groundbreaking...
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The Arrangement
Sonya LalliWould you let your grandmother play matchmaker? You can't choose who you fall for...but it helps if there's a list When you're approaching thirty it's normal (if not incredibly an...
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Forever Rumpole
John MortimerForever Rumpole a hilarious new selection of the very best Rumpole stories by John MortimerHorace Rumpole lives alongside Mr Pickwick and Bertie Wooster as one of the immortal com...
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Bangkok Wakes to Rain
Pitchaya SudbanthadSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 EDWARD STANFORD 'FICTION WITH A SENSE OF PLACE' AWARDPlaces remember us... 'An important, ambitious, and accomplished novel. Sudbanthad deftly sweeps us up...
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Don't Touch My Hair
Emma Dabiri'Groundbreaking . . . a scintillating, intellectual investigation into black women and the very serious business of our hair, as it pertains to race, gender, social codes, traditio...
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Yeah, But Where Are You Really From?
Marguerite Penrose'An engrossing, urgent, and entertaining read. I couldn't put it down' Roddy DoyleMarguerite Penrose's is an extraordinary story of making a great life from complicated beginnings...
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Playing Games
Huma QureshiThe remarkable debut novel from critically acclaimed writer Huma Qureshi: an engrossing story of art and sisterhood, family, marriage and betrayal'Poignant and impressionistic . . ...
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Britons Through Negro Spectacles
ABC Merriman-Labor'We shall therefore confine our walk to Central London where people meet on business during the day, and to West London where they meet for pleasure at night. If you will walk abou...
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Against White Feminism
Rafia ZakariaPersonal, provocative and powerfully persuasive an essential guide to what white feminism is, why it matters, and how we can put an end to it'Thoughtful and provocative... It is a...
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The Things That We Lost
Jyoti PatelAN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2023WINNER OF THE 2021 #MERKY BOOKS NEW WRITERS' PRIZE'Secrets spill and relationships sour, sacrifices are made and promises are broken, as plot tw...
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If My Words Had Wings
Danielle JawandoA life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from multiawardwinning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo. &#x...
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Growing Out
Barbara Blake Hannah'A gorgeously exuberant account. . . writing that is natural and vivacious . . . a fascinating and hugely enjoyable read.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the IntroductionTravelling over...
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No Win Race
Derek A. BardowellA SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR‘Personal, political, powerful and about so mu...
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Familiar Stranger
Stuart Hall'This is a miracle of a book' George Lamming'Compelling. Stuart Hall's story is the story of an age' Owen Jones 'Sometimes I feel I was the last colonial'This is the story, in his...
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Foreigners: Three English Lives
Caryl Phillips'A brilliant hybrid of reportage, fiction, and historical fact that tells the stories of three black men whose tragic lives speak resoundingly to the place and role of the foreigne...
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Me and White Supremacy (YA Edition)
Layla Saad'This book should be mandatory reading for all young people' Pragya Agarwal'I wish this book had been around when I was a kid. . . If every child read it, the world would be trans...
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Tribes
David Lammy'A superb book about the tribalism gripping British politics. Tribes is measured, searching, pitilessly selfscrutinising and would probably amaze anyone who knows its author only f...
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His Name Is George Floyd
Robert Samuels & Toluse OlorunnipaWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN NONFICTIONFinalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction'His Name Is George Floyd is essential for our times.' Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to...
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Our Women on the Ground
Zahra Hankir‘Determination, grit and humour shine through’ Lindsey Hilsum, ObserverNineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it’s like to report on their changing homelands in this ...
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Time's Monster
Priya SatiaCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NEW STATESMAN AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'In this searing book, Priya Satia demonstrates, yet again, that she is one of our most brilliant and original...
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These Bodies of Water
Sabrina Mahfouz'Impossible to put down while you're reading, and impossible to forget about when you've finished' GlamourAfter a gruelling job interview where she was interrogated about everythin...
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This Land Is Our Land
Suketu MehtaAn impassioned defence of global immigration from the acclaimed author of Maximum City.Drawing on his family’s own experience emigrating from India to Britain and America, and year...
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Sugar and Slate
Charlotte Williams'In its exploration of geographical, racial and cultural dislocation, Sugar and Slate is in the finest tradition of work to have emerged from the black diaspora in recent times' Ga...
