Helen Oyeyemi is the author of The Icarus Girl and The Opposite House, which The London Times named as one of “Best Novels of the Year” and recently shortlisted for the 2008 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Fiction. She is at work on her fourth novel.
Praise for Helen Oyeyemi
“Helen Oyeyemi is a startling literary prodigy.”
—The Washington Post Book World
“There’s an intellectual sharpness about the author’s writing which is a pleasure to read.” —Financial Times
“Oyeyemi displays the young writer’s amazing sure-handedness that is far beyond her years.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Remember her name: Helen Oyeyemi. The novelist leaves you obsessed with her characters and in awe of her talent.” —Glamour magazine
“... has a richness, vitality and built-in narrative drive that places it squarely in the company of the work of Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Monica Ali.”
— The Calgary Herald on The Opposite House
“In substance and style she seems a near kin of Toni Morrison ... What stands out about her for me is that she aims for more than an accurate representation of reality and the supernatural. Oyeyemi is Platonic in her quest to extract the pure idea of an experience, which she lifts up and celebrates for its own sake.”
— The Toronto Star (on The Opposite House)
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