{"product_id":"9781035906116","title":"Kicking Tongues","description":"Author: King-Aribisala, Karen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035906116\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Apr 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren King-Aribisala brilliantly transposes Chaucer's \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales \u003c\/i\u003eto modern-day Nigeria in this magnificent tale of forty very different travellers thrown together on a bus journey from Lagos to the new capital, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbuja.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarefully selected by their hostess     an enigmatic figure who calls herself, 'The Black Lady The'     the passengers on this journey range from a wealthy tribal chief to a humble petrol pump attendant, from a rain-maker to a reserved woman observing purdah.\u003cbr\u003eThey are united only by their dissatisfaction with Nigeria's chaotic and corrupt regime, a concern which is reflected in the widely differing stories they tell on their journey     bawdy tales, sharp satires, poignant narratives and moral fables.\u003cbr\u003eBlending poetry and prose, rich visual images, and witty puns, Karen King-Aribisala succeeds in transforming a fourteenth-century English classic into an exuberant and distinctively African work.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643214057630,"sku":"UBD-9781035906116","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035906116.jpg?v=1774484221","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035906116","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}