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“Grandma; it was to grandma I truly wanted to have returned, but she was no more. I could only remember the day she died. The tears mother shed on me, as if I was going to face a more difficult world than any other member of our family. Pg.100”

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“The feast was seen everywhere and in everything. Some women in semi-dresses were busy doing many things at once. Domestic animals were crying their last, with knives on their throats. They too were celebrating the feast in their own ways.Pg.93”

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“It is you who need to go, Amende. Go home; your friends are waiting for you. Pg.63”

Lost Strong Child Go Home Amende The Stream Water

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“I have seen Ikpea too. Ikpea is not dead; he is in the evil forest with Amende… Pg.70”

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“Tell me my little children, what crime has this lizard committed that it must die this evening?” There was silence. In raising my head like a joke, I tried to laugh. That was the same time I realized that grandma was dead serious with us.Pg.26”

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“Mi piacerebbe essere come te, Pa. Mi piacerebbe non aver paura, per tutta la vita! Pg.67”

Vita Libro Paura Bambini Pa Amende Acqua Di Fiume

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“Twenty good friends cannot live together in twenty good years”. We were more than twenty who left the school and the simple statement was beginning to echo hard in my ear, as if grandma actually had that particular day in mind. Pg.100”

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“Asciuga le tue lacrime, donna, il ragazzo verrà ritrovato. Nessuno può fargli nulla…,” Okokpujie scompigliò i capelli di Etusi e si allontanò. Pg.48”

Libro Bambini Lacrime Amende Acqua Di Fiume Buoni E Cattivi Capelli Numerosi Figli Okokpujie Questa Terra Ragazzo

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“I still remember many things about the man. ‘He had plenty of goatees and a big pair of eyeglass, the colour of brown water. He was sitting in an office chair, which unintentionally swung him back and front, revealing his large stomach. As if he had perfectly balanced my age with my height, he asked me to raise my right hand above my head and touch my left ear. Pg. 12, Still Owing Me Goodbye”

Still Owing Me Goodbye

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“Kukurukuuu,’ our big rooster crowed as usual and it nearly put me off my sleep. My eyes were neither open nor close. In trying to go back to sleep I rolled to both sides on my small wooden bed, covered with a mat. The room was partially dark and warm, sleepless rats busy under my bed in search of food.”

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Author:Obehi Peter Ewanfoh

“Questa terra ha cresciuto numerosi figli, favorendo sia quelli buoni che quelli cattivi. Non è la terra la responsabile delle avversità della gente, è la gente stessa”, raccontava Okokpujie, il cantastorie del villaggio, a una folla di bambini accorsi come sempre ad ascoltarlo. Pg.16”

Libro Amende Acqua Di Fiume Buoni E Cattivi Numerosi Figli Okokpujie Questa Terra Il Cantastorie Del Villaggio Una Folla Di Bambini

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“Sei tu che hai bisogno di andare, Amende. Va’ a casa; i tuoi amici ti aspettano”, disse Ikpea. Pg.74”

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“Ho visto Amende…! E’ nella Foresta del Male. Ho visto anche Ikpea. Pg.81-82”

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