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Chris Abani's GraceLand is the story of sixteen-year-old Elvis, a Nigerian teenager living in Lagos in who wants nothing more than to be an Elvis Presley impersonator. That summary alone is what got me to pick up Abani's novel, but what is even more impressive than Elvis's characterization is the cultural and worldly scope in which Abani crafts Elvis's story. GraceLand is a novel by Nigerian-American author Chris Abani, first published in It centers on a teenager named Elvis, who works as an impersonator of his famous namesake and who is trying to get out of the ghettos of Lagos, Nigeria. GraceLand: A Novel By Chris Abani pages / 12 hours and 25 minutes Fiction — There is a growing body of rich literature out of Africa now available to U.S. readers. These are works by Americans of African descent, immigrants, and those living on the continent.
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