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Hanif is sidelined by his academic department for his own beliefs

a corporate vice president

Obiefuna is sent off to Christian boarding school

Strange people and figures emerge—perhaps directly from the novel’s embedded fictions—and despite his compromised state (and his more successful brother’s growing frustration) Gabriel is determined to try to make sense of these hauntings

With courage

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