Zahrah the Windseeker
| Title | Zahrah the Windseeker |
| Year for Search | 2005 |
| Authors | Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili]](b. 1974) |
| Tertiary Authors | Okorafor, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili](b. 1974) |
| Date Published | 2005 |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Place Published | Boston, MA |
| Keywords | African American author, Female author |
| Annotation | Eutopia. Young adult coming-of-age fantasy in which a young girl has to leave home to undertake a dangerous trip to bring back the cure for her best friend's snake bite. The eutopian setting is the community in which she lives, which, although far from perfect, is generally presented very positively. A related story is "From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7.” Clarkesworld Magazine, no. 32 (May 2009). http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_05_09/ |
| Additional Publishers | An illustrated version has been published in Lagos, Nigeria: Farafina, 2007. |
| Info Notes | A related story is "From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7.” Clarkesworld Magazine, no. 32 (May 2009). http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_05_09/ |
| Holding Institutions | PSt |
| Author Note | African American female author (b. 1974) of Igbo heritage. |
| Full Text | 2005 Okorafor-Mbachu, Nnedi[mma Nkemdili] (b. 1974). Zahrah the Windseeker. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. An illustrated version has been published in Lagos, Nigeria: Farafina, 2007. PSt Eutopia. Young adult coming-of-age fantasy in which a young girl has to leave home to undertake a dangerous trip to bring back the cure for her best friend’s snake bite. The eutopian setting is the community in which she lives, which, although far from perfect, is generally presented very positively. A related story is "From the Lost Diary of TreeFrog7.” Clarkesworld Magazine, no. 32 (May 2009). http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/okorafor_05_09/ African American female author of Igbo heritage. |
