The Comfort of Distant Stars
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Canongate Books (Verlag)
9781837263332 (ISBN)
Canongate Books (Verlag)
9781837263332 (ISBN)
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An eclectic coming-of-age debut suffusing physics, wicked humour, existential longing and Igbo cosmology - from a masterful new literary voice
'This audacious, brilliant novel has it all' CHIKA UNIGWE
'Expansive, elegant and pathbreaking' TOPE FOLARIN
'An equation of life, time and magic' NICK MAKOHA
Ezeani is no ordinary child. He sees things others don't.
Despite the burden of these visions, his precocious nature blossoms into genius and Ezeani grows up to be a gifted mathematician and physicist. When he leaves Nigeria and his adoring family behind to study at Cornell in the US, he remains haunted by his most persistent vision, Anyanwu, the Sun God. While Ezeani is adjusting to his new life in America, Anyanwu's presence takes on an increasingly sinister and malevolent form - and chaos reigns. It's enough to make anyone lose their grip on reality.
The Comfort of Distant Stars is a bold coming-of-age tale blending physics, philosophy and Igbo cosmology, examining how we understand our place in the universe. It ponders the big questions we all ask ourselves about the nature of time and of being - ultimately revealing the startling vulnerability of the human mind.
'This audacious, brilliant novel has it all' CHIKA UNIGWE
'Expansive, elegant and pathbreaking' TOPE FOLARIN
'An equation of life, time and magic' NICK MAKOHA
Ezeani is no ordinary child. He sees things others don't.
Despite the burden of these visions, his precocious nature blossoms into genius and Ezeani grows up to be a gifted mathematician and physicist. When he leaves Nigeria and his adoring family behind to study at Cornell in the US, he remains haunted by his most persistent vision, Anyanwu, the Sun God. While Ezeani is adjusting to his new life in America, Anyanwu's presence takes on an increasingly sinister and malevolent form - and chaos reigns. It's enough to make anyone lose their grip on reality.
The Comfort of Distant Stars is a bold coming-of-age tale blending physics, philosophy and Igbo cosmology, examining how we understand our place in the universe. It ponders the big questions we all ask ourselves about the nature of time and of being - ultimately revealing the startling vulnerability of the human mind.
I.O. Echeruo's debut story collection, Expert in All Styles, was published by Nigerian publisher Farafina and his short fiction has appeared in Transition and Eclectica magazines. He spends his time between Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.3.2026 |
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| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 141 x 220 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781837263332 / 9781837263332 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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