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Long Hair

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2020-04-30

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Virginia Tech

Abstract

Long Hair is a collection of short stories that explores the lives of contemporary Nigerians within and outside Nigeria. The stories in this collection deal with a range of subjects, including religion and identity, sexuality and trauma, and the struggles of young people coming of age in a world where closure is elusive.

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Childhood, coming-of-age, religion, trauma, identity, alienation, mental illness, gender

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