{"product_id":"the-liquid-eye-of-a-moon-hardcover","title":"The Liquid Eye of a Moon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUchenna Awoke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Nigerian \u003ci\u003eCatcher in the Rye\u003c\/i\u003e, Uchenna Awoke's masterful debut breaks the silence about a hidden and dangerous contemporary caste system\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFifteen-year-old Dimkpa dreams of the day his father will be made village head. He will return to school and maybe even go on to university; his mother will no longer have to break her back foraging wild food to sell at market; they will have the money to build a fine tomb for his aunt Okike; and his family's status as \u003ci\u003eohu ma\u003c\/i\u003e, the lowest Igbo caste, won't matter anymore. But when his father is passed over for a younger man, breaking tradition, Dimkpa realizes that he must make his own fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJourneying from his small village in rural Nigeria, to Lagos, Awka, and home again, Dimkpa learns that no money is easy money, that superstition runs deep, that knowledge is power, and that sometimes it is better to live in the present than to always be chasing a future just out of reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liquid Eye of a Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns hilarious and poignant, capturing all the messiness of adolescence, and the difficulty of making your own way in a world that seeks to oppress you.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUCHENNA AWOKE \u003c\/b\u003elives and writes in Nsukka, Nigeria. His short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTransition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElsewhere Lit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrestle Ties\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOyster River Pages\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Evergreen Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and other places. He received fellowships from MacDowell and the Vermont Studio Center in 2017 and 2019 respectively. He is an Artist Protection Fund Fellow and the inaugural Arkansas International Writer-at-Risk Residency Fellow, currently living in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He is also a 2019 Graywolf Africa Prize finalist. \u003ci\u003eThe Liquid Eye of a Moon \u003c\/i\u003eis his debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749773115680,"sku":"9781646221905","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b3811510d549c62717af83a3a380d54.webp?v=1779938126","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-liquid-eye-of-a-moon-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}