MAMA'S SLEEPING SCARF
A joyful exploration of family life, written by one of the most outstanding contemporary authors of our generation.
This beautiful family story follows a young girl called Chino as she plays with her mama's sleeping scarf through the day. Running with the scarf, Chino weaves together little incidentals of home life into a glorious celebration of the power of a mother-daughter relationship, and the gentle joys that build a perfect day. Exquisitely written with compelling simplicity, this is a heartfelt homage to family love.
A compelling debut picture book from one of the most important voices in literature today, brought into glorious technicolour through the vibrant and contemporary illustrations of Joelle Avelino.
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author of Purple Hibiscus, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize, Half of a Yellow Sun, which won the Orange Prize for Fiction; and acclaimed story collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Americanah, was published around the world in 2013, received numerous awards and was named one of New York Times Ten Books of the Year. A recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, she divides her time between the United States and Nigeria.
Edad recomendada: A partir de 4 años.
ADICHIE CHIMAMANDA NGOZI
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie es una escritora y feminista nigeriana nacida el 15 de septiembre de 1977 en Enugu, Nigeria. Creció en una familia de etnia igbo, hija de James Nwoye Adichie, profesor de estadística, y Grace Ifeoma, registradora universitaria. Estudió medicina y farmacia en la Universidad de Nigeria antes de trasladarse a Estados Unidos, donde cursó Comunicaciones y Ciencias Políticas en la Universidad de Drexel y luego en Eastern Connecticut State University. Obtuvo una maestría en escritura creativa en Johns Hopkins y otra en estudios africanos en Yale. Su obra incluye novelas como "Purple Hibiscus", "Half of a Yellow Sun", "Americanah" y ensayos como "We Should All Be Feminists" y "Dear Ijeawele". Ha sido reconocida por su activismo feminista, sus conferencias TED y su capacidad para retratar la experiencia africana y la diáspora con profundidad y sensibilidad.
