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Broken places & outer spaces, finding creativity in the unexpected, Nnedi Okorafor ; illustrations by Shyama Golden

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Broken places & outer spaces, finding creativity in the unexpected, Nnedi Okorafor ; illustrations by Shyama Golden

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eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Broken places & outer spaces

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bibliography

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Nnedi Okorafor ; illustrations by Shyama Golden

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Ted Books

Sub title

finding creativity in the unexpected

Summary

Nnedi Okorafor was never supposed to be paralyzed. A college track star and budding entomologist, Nnedi's lifelong battle with scoliosis was just a bump in her plan -- something a simple operation would easily correct. But when Nnedi wakes from the surgery to find she can't move her legs, her entire sense of self begins to waver. What Nnedi discovers during her confinement would prove to be the key to her life as a successful science fiction author: In science fiction, when something breaks, something greater often emerges from the cracks. Here, Nnedi takes the reader on a journey from her hospital bed deep into her memories, from her painful first experiences with racism as a child in Chicago to her powerful visits to her parents' hometown in Nigeria. From Frida Kahlo to Mary Shelly, she examines great artists and writers who have pushed through their limitations, using hardship to fuel their work. Through these compelling stories and her own, Nnedi reveals a universal truth: What we perceive as limitations have the potential to become our greatest strengths-- far greater than when we were unbroken

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Broken places and outer spaces

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