Happiness
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Moab Library - Adult Fiction Book
F FORNA
1 available
F FORNA
1 available
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Moab Library - Adult Fiction Book | F FORNA | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in Great Britain 2018 by Bloomsbury"--Title page verso.
Description
London. A fox makes its way across Waterloo Bridge. The distraction causes two pedestrians to collide ― Jean, an American studying the habits of urban foxes, and Attila, a Ghanaian psychiatrist there to deliver a keynote speech. From this chance encounter, Aminatta Forna’s unerring powers of observation show how in the midst of the rush of a great city lie numerous moments of connection. Attila has arrived in London with two tasks: to deliver a keynote speech on trauma, as he has done many times before; and to contact the daughter of friends, his “niece” who hasn’t called home in a while. Ama has been swept up in an immigration crackdown, and now her young son Tano is missing. When, by chance, Attila runs into Jean again, she mobilizes the network of rubbish men she uses as volunteer fox spotters. Security guards, hotel doormen, traffic wardens ― mainly West African immigrants who work the myriad streets of London ― come together to help. As the search for Tano continues, a deepening friendship between Attila and Jean unfolds. Meanwhile a consulting case causes Attila to question the impact of his own ideas on trauma, the values of the society he finds himself in, and a grief of his own. In this delicate tale of love and loss, of cruelty and kindness, Forna asks us to consider the interconnectedness of lives, our co-existence with one another and all living creatures, and the true nature of happiness.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Forna, A. (2018). Happiness (First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.). Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Forna, Aminatta. 2018. Happiness. Atlantic Monthly Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Forna, Aminatta. Happiness Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Forna, Aminatta. Happiness First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition., Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.