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SEASONS IN HIPPOLAND (Record no. 196551)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780857428943
037 ## - SOURCE OF ACQUISITION
Terms of availability Purchased
Note Prism Books, Kadavanthra
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title English
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number F
Item number WAN/SE
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wanjiku Wa Ngugi
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title SEASONS IN HIPPOLAND
Remainder of title (The Africa List)
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Calcutta
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Seagull Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2021
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Size of unit 200
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note An enchanting novel of magical realism from a new voice, Kenyan author Wanjikũ Wa Ngũgĩ.<br/><br/>Victoriana is a country ruled by an Emperor-for-Life who is dying from an illness not officially acknowledged in a land where truth and facts are decided by the Emperor. The elite goes along with the charade. Their children are conditioned to conform. It is a land of truthful lies, where reality has uncertain meaning.<br/> <br/>Mumbi, a rebellious child from the capital of Westville, and her brother are sent to live in rural Hippoland. But what was meant to be a punishment turns out to be a glorious discovery of the magic of the land, best captured in the stories their eccentric aunt Sara tells them. Most captivating to the children is the tale of a porcelain bowl supposed to possess healing powers. Returning to Westville as an adult, Mumbi spreads the story throughout the city and to the entire country. Exhausted by years of endless bleak lies, the people are fascinated by the mystery of the porcelain bowl. When word of its healing powers reaches the Emperor himself, he commands Mumbi to find it for him—with dramatic consequences for everyone in Victoriana.<br/> <br/>Captivating and enchanting, Seasons in Hippoland plays with the tradition of magic realism. Every image in this novel is a story, and every story is a call for resistance to anyone who tries to confine our imagination or corrupt our humanity.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element African Fiction
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Novel
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Koha item type Lending
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Fiction Ernakulam Public Library Ernakulam Public Library Fiction 2025-10-07 Purchased 699.00 KC-25-CRB-3590,2025/09/30 1 1 F WAN/SE E1102029 2025-11-29 2025-10-30 2025-10-07 Lending