Who Fears Death
| Title | Who Fears Death |
| Year for Search | 2010 |
| Authors | Okorafor, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili](b. 1974) |
| Date Published | 2010 |
| Publisher | DAW |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | African American author, Female author |
| Annotation | Dystopia set in a future Africa where some tribal conflicts are still leading to genocide. The novel develops through a girl who is rejected by her own tribe for both being female and being born of rape. But she has powers that allow her to change her shape and to visit the spirit world, and she uses those powers to try to bring about change. A prequel is her The Book of Phoenix. New York: DAW Books, 2015, part of which was previously published as “The Book of Phoenix [Excerpted from the Great Book].” Clarkesworld Magazine, no. 54 (March 2011). http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_03_11/ |
| Info Notes | A prequel is her The Book of Phoenix. New York: DAW Books, 2015, part of which was previously published as “The Book of Phoenix [Excerpted from the Great Book].” Clarkesworld Magazine, no. 54 (March 2011). http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_03_11/ |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | African American female author (b. 1974) of Igbo heritage. |
| Full Text | 2010 Okorafor, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili] (b. 1974). Who Fears Death. New York: DAW. PSt Dystopia set in a future Africa where some tribal conflicts are still leading to genocide. The novel develops through a girl who is rejected by her own tribe for both being female and being born of rape. But she has powers that allow her to change her shape and to visit the spirit world, and she uses those powers to try to bring about change. A prequel is her The Book of Phoenix. New York: DAW Books, 2015, part of which was previously published as “The Book of Phoenix [Excerpted from the Great Book].” Clarkesworld Magazine, no. 54 (March 2011). http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_03_11/ African American female author of Igbo heritage. |
