Long Hair

Long Hair is a collection of short stories that explores the lives of contemporary Nigerians within and outside Nigeria. The stories in this collection deal with a range of subjects, including religion and identity, sexuality and trauma, and the struggles of young people coming of age in a world where closure is elusive.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Creative Writing

Department dc:contributor.department

English

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2020

Author dc:creator

• Okonkwo, Uchechukwu Anne

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Vollmer, James M.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Lavender-Smith, Evan
• Roy, Lucinda H.

• Childhood
• coming-of-age
• religion
• trauma
• identity
• alienation
• mental illness
• gender

Statement dc:rights

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Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:25243

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/128262