Gingerbread (Oyeyemi novel)
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| Author | Helen Oyeyemi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Picador (UK) Riverhead Books (US) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
Gingerbread is a 2019 novel by Helen Oyeyemi.
Writing and composition
[edit]Oyeyemi lives in Prague, and the local tradition of producing gingerbread, known as perník, inspired its inclusion in the book.[1]
Reception
[edit]Eowyn Ivey, in a review for the New York Times Book Review, praised the book as "jarring, funny, surprising, unsettling, disorienting and rewarding."[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nudson, Rae (6 March 2019). "Helen Oyeyemi on 'Gingerbread,' Fairy Tales, and What Self-Branding Is Doing to Childhood". Longreads. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Ivey, Eowyn (6 March 2019). "Helen Oyeyemi Dishes Up Magic in Her New Novel, 'Gingerbread'". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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