Bibliograph

After the rain, adapted from the short story by Nnedi Okorafor ; written by John Jennings ; illustrated by David Brame ; lettering by Damian Duffy

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Label

After the rain, adapted from the short story by Nnedi Okorafor ; written by John Jennings ; illustrated by David Brame ; lettering by Damian Duffy

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

After the rain

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1222804714

Responsibility statement

adapted from the short story by Nnedi Okorafor ; written by John Jennings ; illustrated by David Brame ; lettering by Damian Duffy

Summary

After the Rain' is a graphic novel adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story "On the Road." The drama takes place in a small Nigerian town during a violent and unexpected storm. A Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at her door and is horrified to see a boy with a severe head wound standing at her doorstep. He reaches for her, and his touch burns like fire. Something is very wrong. Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive. John Jennings and David Brame's graphic novel collaboration uses bold art and colors to powerfully tell this tale of identity and destiny

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