{"product_id":"terminal-maladies-paperback-2","title":"Terminal Maladies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOkwudili Nebeolisa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender poetry chronicling a son's relationship with his mother through her battle with cancer and his move from his homeland of Nigeria to the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner of the 2023 CAAPP Book Prize from the University of Pittsburgh's Center for African American Poetry and Poetics and Autumn House Press, Okwudili Nebeolisa's debut poetry collection serves as an intimate exploration of the relationship between a Nigerian mother and son. Throughout the book, Nebeolisa navigates the guilt of starting a new life in the United States, far away from his home country and from his mother, who is battling cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Depicting tender moments between mother and son, \u003ci\u003eTerminal Maladies \u003c\/i\u003ehighlights how the poet and his family shoulder the responsibility of caregiving together and how Nebeolisa works to bridge the physical and emotional distance between them. He reflects on the reasons behind his Nigerian mother's withholding, questioning her need to act bravely alongside his own assumed role as her protector. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOkwudili Nebeolisa\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Kaduna, Nigeria, and currently lives in Iowa City. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop where he was a Provost Fellow and won the Prairie Lights John Leggetts Prize for Fiction. He has received support for his poetry from the Elizabeth George Foundation and the Granum Foundation. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBeloit Poetry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCincinnati Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalamander Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThreepenny Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and his nonfiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eCatapult \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCommonwealth Writers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 8.9 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353410650361,"sku":"9781637680940","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/5c_POOqFrG9781637680940_3295456d-98d5-430b-b450-8d5b5b65934a.webp?v=1769824742","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/terminal-maladies-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}