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Name: Measuring Time
Author: Helon Habila

Twin brothers growing up in the tiny Nigerian village of Keti, where their lives are dominated by their controlling father, Mamo and LaMamo are separated when LaMamo escapes to pursue his dream of becoming a soldier, but when religious zealots incite the people to violence, he returns home to battle the enemy and to be reunited with his brother, now a renowned historian.

First publish date: 2007

Authors: Helon Habila

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