This Hostel Life Explained

This Hostel Life is a novel by Nigerian-Irish writer Melatu Uche Okorie, it was published in 2018 by Skein Press in Ireland. It is the first novel by the writer.^[1] The novel features an invented Nigerian pidgin English patois.^[2] It was launched at the International Literature Festival, where Okorie discussed the migrant experience with Nikesh Shukla.^[3] This Hostel Life was bought by Virago Press in 2019, and adapted into an operatic work by the Irish National Opera.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chandler. Mark. 18 April 2019. Virago buys Okorie debut from Irish indie Skein Press. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512070839/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/virago-buys-okorie-debut-irish-indie-skein-press-992816. 12 May 2019. The Bookseller. 7 November 2021.
2. Web site: Hudson. Kerry. September 6, 2019. This Hostel Life, Melatu Uche Okorie; Refugee Tales III, Herd and Pincus. live. The Big Issue. November 7, 2021. October 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008082801/https://www.bigissue.com/culture/books/this-hostel-life-melatu-uche-okorie-refugee-tales-iii-herd-and-pincus/.
3. News: O’Toole. Gráinne. Okorie. Melatu Uche. 'We as migrants are used to being spoken for, yet these are our experiences'. July 31, 2018. The Irish Times. November 7, 2021. August 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805021122/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/we-as-migrants-are-used-to-being-spoken-for-yet-these-are-our-experiences-1.3580819. live.
4. News: Byers. David. September 28, 2019. This Hostel Life review: direct provision explored through often-anguished sounds. live. The Irish Times. November 7, 2021. October 24, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024235214/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/this-hostel-life-review-direct-provision-explored-through-often-anguished-sounds-1.4033988.