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Measuring TimeHelon Habila

Measuring Time

2007384 pages
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Twin brothers growing up in the tiny Nigerian village of Keti, where their lives are dominated by their controlling father, Mamo and LaMamo are separated when LaMamo escapes to pursue his dream of becoming a soldier, but when religious zealots incite the people to violence, he returns home to battle the enemy and to be reunited with his brother, now a renowned historian.

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4 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2007
    Hamish Hamilton Ltd · 384 pages · 9780241141854
  • Other · English · 2008
    Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141918730
  • Other · English · 2008
    Penguin Books, Limited · 384 pages · 9780141010076
  • Other · English · 2007
    W. W. Norton & Co. · 383 pages · 9780393052510
FictionSoldiersTwinsFathers and sonsHistoriansRomanFiction, sagasNigeria, fiction