{"product_id":"for-what-are-butterflies-without-their-wings-paperback","title":"For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTroy Onyango\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A herald of literary wonders to come.\" - Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, author of \u003ci\u003eDust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The vibrant intensities of Onyango's deftly crafted characters makes this collection of stories come alive.\" - TJ Benson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Madhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eTroy Onyango's \u003ci\u003eFor What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twelve short stories that have a quickening pulse and pages crackling with sharp observations and gentle revelations about love, loneliness, loss, longing, and the infinite intricacies of daily human life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the opening story, The Transfiguration a trans woman tries to find herself and a sense of belonging in the unkind streets of Nairobi. A sister relives two decades of sibling rivalry when the brother disappears in a lake in the titular story For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings. Two friends grow apart as they grow older and realise their paths diverge in Goodbye, So Long.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these beautiful stories that straddle the breadth of Kenya, Troy's characters navigate the daily lived experiences that shape them, as they learn to cobble together an existence alongside a society with rules that do not quite fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With accomplished perceptive prose and a voice that is all his own, Onyango transports the reader towards and beyond the unexplored frontiers and territories of the self. This debut collection of short stories is a crucial and long-awaited entry into the African literary tradition.\" - Rémy Ngamije, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Eternal Audience of One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923922846003,"sku":"9789789987870","price":20.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/z_D04hoRqN9789789987870.webp?v=1793828850","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/for-what-are-butterflies-without-their-wings-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}