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January 1980

  • So Long a Letterby Mariama Bâ
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 1980

    This novel is in the form of a letter, written by the widowed Ramatoulaye and describing her struggle for survival. It is the winner of the Noma Award.

  • Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)by Octavia E. Butler
    4.06 avg ratings, 10 reviewspublished January 1, 1980

    Doro is an entity who changes bodies like clothes, killing his hosts by reflex or design. He fears no one until he meets Anyanwu. Anyanwu is a shapeshifter who can absorb bullets and heal with a kiss and savage anyone who threatens her. She fears no one until she meets Doro. Toge...