Bom Boy

by Yewande Omotoso

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  • Winner of the South African Literary Award First Time Author Prize
  • Shortlisted for the Etisalat Prize for Literature
  • Featured in the New York Times' "Globetrotting" sneak preview of books coming out in 2019 from around the world
  • One of "Seven new and noteworthy fiction titles about South Africa" The Globe and Mail
Wandering in Cape Town, Leke stalks people, steals small objects, and visits doctors and healers in search of a cure. But he isn't sure what ails him--loneliness, or the family curse.

Abandoned by his birth mother, losing his adoptive mother to cancer, and failing to connect with his distant adoptive...

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  • ISBN10 1946395129
  • ISBN13 9781946395122
  • Publish Date 26 February 2019 (first published 1 September 2011)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Catalyst Books
  • Format eBook
  • Language English