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Oil on Water: A Novel
Oil on Water: A Novel | Helon Habila
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“The new generation of twenty-first-century African writers have now come of age. Without a doubt Habila is one of the best.”—Emmanuel Dongala In the oil-rich and environmentally devastated Nigerian Delta, the wife of a British oil executive has been kidnapped. Two journalists—a young upstart, Rufus, and a once-great, now disillusioned veteran, Zaq—are sent to find her. In a story rich with atmosphere and taut with suspense, Oil on Water explores the conflict between idealism and cynical disillusionment in a journey full of danger and unintended consequences. As Rufus and Zaq navigate polluted rivers flanked by exploded and dormant oil wells, in search of “the white woman,” they must contend with the brutality of both government soldiers and militants. Assailed by irresolvable versions of the “truth” about the woman’s disappearance, dependent on the kindness of strangers of unknowable loyalties, their journalistic objectivity will prove unsustainable, but other values might yet salvage their human dignity.
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charl08
Oil on Water: A Novel | Helon Habila
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'Memory is nothing but a view through a car window, fast changing...'.
Great book.

rockpools Ooh. This sounds good! 8y
charl08 @RachelO I love his writing. So beautiful. 8y
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charl08
Oil on Water: A Novel | Helon Habila
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one day an elder looked me in the face and said, I am not ill, I am just poor...

half_book_and_co This book is so great. 8y
charl08 @half_book_and_co I'm kicking myself for not having read it earlier. 8y
half_book_and_co @charl08 But on the bright side, you can now read and discover it for the first time! 8y
charl08 @half_book_and_co I'm getting that you're a glass half full kind of person! 8y
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charl08
Oil on Water: A Novel | Helon Habila
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Turned out nice again...

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