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UNA HISTÒRIA D'AMOR, AMISTAT I SOLITUDS EXQUISIDAMENT COMMOVEDORA Quan el pare de l'Obiefuna presencia un moment íntim entre el seu fill adolescent i un jove aprenent que la família ha acollit, decideix enviar-lo a un estricte internat cristià. Allà, envoltat de nois que aviat esdevindran amics, amants o enemics, l'Obiefuna descobrirà el que realment sent i és, però haurà de mantenir-ho ocult per sobreviure en un ambient opressiu, masculí, de violència gratuïta. A la universitat, per fi, l'Obiefuna sent que tot el seu món encaixa amb noves idees, noves experiències, nous amants. Però el govern de Nigèria aprova una llei que criminalitza les relacions entre persones del mateix sexe, i la vida de l'Obiefuna -la que ell vol viure- suposa ara un risc constant. Benediccions és una història d'amor, amistat i solituds exquisidament commovedora. En una societat autoritària els personatges malden per mantenir la seva dignitat, la seva consciència, la llibertat de ser com són. TRADUCCIÓ D'ALEXANDRE GOMBAU I ARNAU
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A powerful portrait of sexual awakening and self-acceptance set in a Nigeria on the brink of criminalizing same-sex relationships.Uzoamaka’s miracle baby, Obiefuna, arrives after a series of miscarriages. As a young boy, he brings luck to his family and joy to those in his orbit, from the teachers at his school to the ladies getting their hair braided at Uzoamaka’s salon. But by adolescence, Obiefuna has grown unsure of himself. After his father brings home an apprentice from a nearby village, the lightness Obiefuna feels is quickly dashed when the two are caught sharing a moment of intimacy.Without explanation, Obiefuna is sent off to Christian boarding school, where he must navigate strict codes, hierarchies, and alliances among his new classmates. There, he internalizes the lesson that he must hide his true self, pushing away those who may have otherwise brought him comfort. Back home, Uzoamaka must contend with the absence of her beloved son, her husband’s cryptic reasons for sending him away, and realizations that were within her all along.Told from the alternating perspectives of Obiefuna and Uzoamaka, as they reach towards a future that will hold them both, Blessings is an elegant rendering of the compromises made in a country that forbids homosexuality and the love that can flourish in spite of them—among friends and partners, but also between a parent and child.
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