First edition

This Hostel Life is a novel by Nigerian writer Melatu Uche Okorie, it was published in 2018 by Skein Press in Ireland. It is the first novel by the writer.[1] The novel features an invented Nigerian pidgin English patois.[2] It was launched at the International Literature Festival, where Okorie discussed the migrant experience with Nikesh Shukla.[3] This Hostel Life was bought by Virago Press in 2019,[1] and adapted into an operatic work by the Irish National Opera.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Chandler, Mark (18 April 2019). "Virago buys Okorie debut from Irish indie Skein Press". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Hudson, Kerry (6 September 2019). "This Hostel Life, Melatu Uche Okorie; Refugee Tales III, Herd and Pincus". The Big Issue. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ↑ O’Toole, Gráinne; Okorie, Melatu Uche (31 July 2018). "'We as migrants are used to being spoken for, yet these are our experiences'". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Byers, David (28 September 2019). "This Hostel Life review: direct provision explored through often-anguished sounds". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.


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