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The Road Does Not End

Nigeria Prize for Literature

The Road Does Not End

Olubunmi Familoni

The novel follows Rilwan, a boy who loses his parents and is pushed into street labor by a cruel relative as he searches for a way to survive and belong. Even in the harshness of the street, music and unexpected companionship offer a narrow line of hope.

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Work Information

After losing his family, a boy keeps walking a road that seems to have no end.

"The Road Does Not End" tells the story of Rilwan, a boy who loses his parents and is forced into street labor under a cruel aunt while still searching for a place to live. As the brutality of the street meets encounters shaped by fuji music, the journey becomes more than a tale of hardship; it turns into a search for dignity and human connection.

Review Summaries

  • Its quiet prose and careful attention to a child forced into survival are widely felt as its strongest qualities. Because it never pushes too hard, the pain of loss and the hope that remains at the end linger even more strongly.

Book Information

Publisher
Noirledge Publishing
Published
2024-07-29
Pages
154 pages
Language
英語
Size
12.7 x 0.84 x 20.32 cm
ISBN-13
9789786019499
ISBN-10
9786019490
Price
4062 JPY
Category
洋書/Literature & Fiction

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