lagoon (upanyaas)

lagoon neddy ocoraphore (2014, hodder aind stofton; 2015, saaga press/saiman aind shuster) kaa ack african-bhavishyavaadi upanyaas haye. isake prakaashan key baad seey isane bahut vidvaanon kaa dhyaan aakarshit kiya haye, jinamen seey kuchh ocoraphore key mahatvapurna spashteekaran seey pahale likhaa gayaa thaa kii unakaa kaam "afrofuturist" key bajaay "african futurist" haye."2014 mein ise james tiptree junier key liye ack sammaan soochi khitaab key roop mein chunaa gayaa thaa. puraskar.
saransh.
hyu charles oh 'connell key anusaarah
"lagoon" iska vikas kartaa haye... teen krityon mein varnanah "swaagat" (jisamen videshi loga lagos key logon key saath sampark karate hain), "jaagriti" (sampark key baad shahar bhar mein hinsa kaa ack visfot), aur "sahajeevan" (eutopian parivartan kii avadhi, jisamen videshi aur manushya ack saath aatey hain ack nayaa uttar-poonjiwadi nigeria banaane key liye). inn teen krityon mein, upanyaas kaa praathamik kathaanak videshi rajdoot, iodel aur teen maanav nayakon key saath usaki baatchit key ird-gird ghoomata haih adora, ack samudri jeevvigyaani; agu, ack nigerian sanic; aur anthany, ack ghaniyai hip-hopp kalakar. fantasi aur lokkatha tatvon key saath isake sf topoi koo milaate hue, humm seekhate hain kii teen maanav nayakon mein vishesh kshamataaen hain (adora apane chaaron or ack dhaal banaa sakati haye aur paani key neeche saans leey sakati haye, agu mein alaukik shakti haye, aur anthany apani aavaaz koo bahut door taka suna aur samajh sakati haye). inn kaalpanik shaktiyon key saath, upanyaas mein vibhinn nigerian lokkathaon aur pauranik sansthaon koo bhee shamil kiya gayaa haye, joe dusare kaary mein videshi logon dwara jaagrit honey key baad bhautik roop seey khud koo prakat karate hain aur bhautik duniya key saath baatchit karate hain. iss tarah key aankadon mein udid okwanka, ack chaalaak makadi aur igbo lokkathaon kii kahaaniyon key master bunkar shamil hain; legba, bhasha key yoroba chalbaaz devta aur chauraha joe ack visheshagya 419 ghotalebaaj key roop mein punah nirmit haye, lekin joe aatma key roop mein papa legba key roop mein bhee dikhaai detaa haye; aur huddy sangraahak jaise nae aankade, lagos-benin rajmarg kaa ack samvedansheel hissa joe manushyon parr hamla kartaa haye.

