Speak No Evil
Descriere
'A writer of spectacular talent' Observer
On the surface, Niru leads a charmed life. Raised by two attentive parents in Washington, DC, he's a top student and a track star at his prestigious private high school. Bound for Harvard, his prospects are bright. But Niru has a painful secret: he is queer - an abominable sin to his conservative Nigerian parents. No one knows except his best friend, Meredith - the one person who seems not to judge him.
When his father accidentally finds out, the fallout is brutal and swift. Coping with troubles of her own, however, Meredith finds that she has little left emotionally to offer him. As the two friends struggle to reconcile their desires against the expectations and institutions that seek to define them, they find themselves speeding towards a future more violent and senseless than they can imagine. Neither will escape unscathed.
Speak No Evil is a novel about the power of words and self-identification, about who gets to speak and who has the power to speak for other people.
Despre autor
Uzodinma Iweala este un autor și medic nigeriano-american. Romanul său de debut, Beasts of No Nation, este o formă a lucrării sale de teză de la Harvard. Acesta prezintă un copil soldat într-o țară africană fără nume. Cartea, publicată în 2005 și adaptată ca un film premiat în 2015, a fost menționată de Time Magazine, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Times și Rolling Stone.
