Travelers (novel) explained

Travelers
Author:Helon Habila
Country:Nigeria
Language:English
Set In:Germany/Italy/UK/US
Genre:Literary fiction
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date:18 June 2019
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Isbn:978-0-393-23959-1
Pages:288
Preceded By:The Chibok Girls

Travelers is a 2019 novel by Nigerian author Helon Habila. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company.[1] The story revolves around the life of a Nigerian expatriate who travels around Europe to know more about African refugees.[2] [3]

Plot

Travelers is about a Nigerian graduate student living in the United States who relocates to Berlin with his wife Gina, who has won a prestigious arts fellowship. In Berlin, he meets the community of African refugees and encounters with his identity and the privilege of being able to travel freely. Due to racial problems, he divorces with his wife and decides to travel around Europe in order to meet with more African refugees.[4] [5]

Characters

Reception and award

Emad Mirmotahari of World Literature Today wrote that the novel "refuses nostalgia for the cultural energies of African decolonization and the restorative promise of pan-Africanism".[6] Washington City Paper described it as a novel that "does not deal in stereotypes".[7] Otosirieze Obi-Young of Brittle Paper commented that it "appears to be aiming for a kind of completeness".[8] Edward Docx writing for The Guardian felt that it was "replete with literary references that twist and gleam through the narrative, adding light and riches and setting off unexpected resonances".[3] It was shortlisted for the 2019 Grand Prix of Literary Associations.[9] and was also shortlisted for the 2020 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Travelers. W. W. Norton. 18 June 2019. Habila, Helon. 17 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Travelers by Helon Habila. Norton, $25.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-393-23959-1. Publishers Weekly. 10 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Travellers by Helon Habila review – bravura exploration of the refugee crisis. 21 June 2019. Docx, Edward. The Guardian. 17 October 2021.
  4. Web site: TRAVELERS KIRKUS REVIEWS . . Kirkus Media LLC . 17 October 2021 . 28 April 2019 . Habila, Helon.
  5. Web site: Habila . Helon . EXCERPT FROM TRAVELERS – Literary Hub . Literary Hub . GROVE ATLANTIC AND ELECTRIC LITERATURE . 17 October 2021 . 24 June 2019.
  6. Web site: Travelers by Helon Habila. 2020. 17 October 2021. World Literature Today. Mirmotahari, Emad.
  7. Web site: Helon Habila's Travelers Is a Profound Look at the Refugee Experience. Ottenberg, Eve. 19 September 2019. 17 October 2021. Washington City Paper.
  8. Web site: Helon Habila's Fourth Novel, Travellers, Is a Roaming Exploration of the Lives of African Immigrants in Three European Countries. 8 May 2019. Brittle Paper. 17 October 2021. Obi-Young, Otosirieze.
  9. Web site: GPLA 2019: Seven Nominees for the Seventh Edition. Online, Bamenda. 8 May 2020. Bamenda Online.
  10. Web site: Helon Habila's Travelers Shortlisted for the 2020 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Ibeh, Chukwuebuka. 25 June 2020. Brittle Paper. 20 October 2021.
  11. Web site: Helon Habila, Saidiya Hartman on James Tait Black Memorial Prize 2020 shortlists.. 28 June 2020. Writing Africa. James Murua. James. Murua. 14 June 2024.

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