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Happiness, Like Water
Author:Chinelo Okparanta
Country:Nigeria
Language:English
Genre:Literary Fiction
Set In:Nigeria
Publisher:Mariner Books
Publisher2:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub Date:13 August 2013
Media Type:Print (paperback)
Pages:208 pp (first edition)
Isbn:978-0-544-00345-3
Isbn Note:(first edition)
Oclc:857069665

Happiness, Like Water is a 2013 collection of short stories written by Nigeria writer Chinelo Okparanta. It was first published on 13 August 2013, by Mariner Books, an imprint of HarperCollins publishers.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Plot summary

The anthology has a total collection of seven stories; each having a different but unique message to deliver. These messages include the life of Nigerians towards the "Yahoo Boys", the life of homosexuals in Nigeria and the image of Nigeria in the diaspora.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Happiness, Like Water by Chinelo Okparanta. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Mariner, $14.95 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-0-544-00345-3. 5 May 2013. 18 August 2021. Publishers Weekly.
  2. Web site: Casey reviews Happiness, Like Water by Chinelo Okparanta – The Lesbrary. Danika. Ellis. The Lesbrary.
  3. Web site: Okparanta's Short Story Collection 'Happiness Like Water' Is Powerful In Its Universality. Emma Cueto. 12 August 2013. 18 August 2021. Bustle.
  4. Web site: 'Happiness, Like Water' Based On Nigerian-American Writer's Reality. Tell Me More. NPR.org . 14 August 2013. 18 August 2021. National Public Radio.
  5. Web site: Of Tumours and Butterflies, happiness like water. 11 November 2020. 18 August 2021. New Telegraph.
  6. News: Chinelo Okparanta: Champion of the Stifled. Mythili. Rao. 19 August 2013. 18 August 2021. The Daily Beast.
  7. Web site: Finding Love And Self-Acceptance 'Under the Udala Trees'. NPR. Staff. NPR.org . 19 September 2015. 18 August 2021. NPR.
  8. Web site: HAPPINESS, LIKE WATER | Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews.
  9. News: How She Left. Ligaya. Mishan. 13 September 2013. New York Times.
  10. Web site: Review: Happiness, Like Water. Nicole. Treska. 21 October 2013. 18 August 2021. The Common Online.
  11. Web site: Okparanta's Happiness, Like Water... Distilling Echoes Of Homeland. Bayo. Ogunmupe. 15 March 2015. 18 August 2021. The Guardian Nigeria.
  12. Web site: 'Happiness, Like Water' by Chinelo Okparanta. Sarah. Sarai. 19 October 2013. 18 August 2021. Lambda Literary Foundation.

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