The Day the Gun Went Off & Other Stories

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Pub Date Jul 11 2017 | Archive Date Jul 15 2018

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Description

The Day the Gun Went Off is a collection of short stories divided into two distinct categories.

One set centers around life in pre-Civil War Nigeria narrated by children ranging from 7 to 12 year-olds. Five stories narrated by five different girls describe the joys and travails of growing up among family and friends, while the two narratives by boys focus on the domineering father-figures in their lives and the inconvenience of village life.

The second set of stories feature three women recalling life in the United States as educated immigrants who joggle a full-time career with the challenges of parenting in a society that is alien to their own cultural upbringing.

The Day the Gun Went Off is a collection of short stories divided into two distinct categories.

One set centers around life in pre-Civil War Nigeria narrated by children ranging from 7 to 12...


Advance Praise

This was a delightful trip back home with Bisi to the stories of her childhood and growing up, to the challenges faced and people met. I enjoyed the very most the imagery-filled description that allowed me into that place, that culture that she was describing. I'm hungry for rice pudding.

This was a delightful trip back home with Bisi to the stories of her childhood and growing up, to the challenges faced and people met. I enjoyed the very most the imagery-filled description that...


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This book focused on the challenges and people of the author's childhood. It was extremely well written and it was easy to envision her stories.

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