"Mami Wataworks"
| Year for Search |
2022
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| Secondary Title |
Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction
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| Annotation |
The story is set in a drought-stricken future Africa that has been broken up into small areas. In the story, the area reads like a colony, the people are restricted to one bucket of water per day per household, and people stealing water, known as siphonists, are killed, with the focus on disbelief and resistance. The story is set in a drought-stricken future Africa that has been broken up into small areas. In the story, the area reads like a colony, the people are restricted to one bucket of water per day per household, and people stealing water, known as siphonists, are killed, with the focus on disbelief and resistance. |
| Pagination |
61-75
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| Published Date |
2022 |
| Publisher |
Tordotcom/Tom Doherty Associates
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| Place Published |
New York
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| ISBN Number |
9781250833006
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| Full Text |
2022 Nichols, Russell. “Mami Wataworks.” Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction. Ed. Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight [pseud.]. [Olivia E. Raymond] (New York: Tordotcom/Tom Doherty Associates, 2022), 61-75. PSt The story is set in a drought-stricken future Africa that has been broken up into small areas. In the story, the area reads like a colony, the people are restricted to one bucket of water per day per household, and people stealing water, known as siphonists, are killed, with the focus on disbelief and resistance. The African American author and his wife chose in 2011 to give up their jobs, leave the US, and travel indefinitely. |
| Author Note |
The African American author and his wife chose in 2011 to give up their jobs, leave the US, and travel indefinitely. |
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