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Binti Paperback – September 22, 2015

by Nnedi Okorafor (Author)

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Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza University, the finest institution of higher learning in the galaxy. But to accept the offer will mean giving up her place in her family to travel between the stars among strangers who do not share her ways or respect her customs.

Knowledge comes at a cost, one that Binti is willing to pay, but her journey will not be easy. The world she seeks to enter has long warred with the Meduse, an alien race that has become the stuff of nightmares. Oomza University has wronged the Meduse, and Binti's stellar travel will bring her within their deadly reach.

If Binti hopes to survive the legacy of a war not of her making, she will need both the the gifts of her people and the wisdom enshrined within the University, itself ― but first she has to make it there, alive.

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"Binti is a supreme read about a sexy, edgy Afropolitan in space! It's a wondrous combination of extra-terrestrial adventure and age-old African diplomacy. Unforgettable!" ― Wanuri Kahiu, award-winning Kenyan film director of Punzi and From a Whisper

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Tor.com (September 22, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765385252
ISBN-13: 978-0765385253
Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.2 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

I'm not sure anything I write can do this beautiful story justice

By Aura on September 25, 2015

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I'm not sure anything I write can do this beautiful story justice. A young woman from a marginalized and persecuted human tribe, pursues her dreams and accepts her admittance to the premiere University in the Galaxy. As a professor, a story of a student who gives up everything to learn, who has to confront how that journey transforms and changes her and separates her from her people brings me to tears. This tale is a beautiful and gentle reminder to listen with compassion, a reminder that as we demand our students conform to academia's expectations we demand they leave pieces of themselves behind as they make their personal journey.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

I want more! Hopefully this is the beginning of a series.

By Amazon Customer on September 27, 2015

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I really love this novella and want it to be the beginning of a series. There are many sci-fi series all with very similar snarky, fighter female types, which frankly gets tiring. Binti is a refreshing change as a determined but empathetic and intellectual character. I want to know more about her (current and post) university life, her bergeoning friendship with Okwu, and the challenges they will face in a galaxy where they are singular and unique.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

What does it mean to "belong?"

By Galleywampus on October 13, 2015

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The best short fiction says much in few words. There is no room for tangents, for building a world with incautious words, for long descriptions of breakfast or the meticulous description of a length of hallway (unless that hallway stands for or means something significant, of course). Dr. Okorafor knows her craft and writes short fiction as short fiction rather than as abbreviated novels.

For some people, this novella will act as a window. For others, it is a mirror. Binti depicts the experience of a person who has lived her entire life designated as “other” by most of the people in both her home country and the universe at large. Her people do not even exist in other places; her people are largely invisible.

Binti Ekeopara Zuzu Dambu Kaipka of Namib, the title character, has grown up on our planet. She is the first of her people, the Himba, accepted to Oomza University, though this is not without its challenges. The Himba are an insular people who are obsessed with technology and innovation. They do not leave the tribe:

“We prefer to explore the universe by traveling inward, as opposed to outward.”

Binti herself is a master harmonizer, which is sort of like a magician of mathematics. Most of the humans who space-fare are Khoush, a different people than the Himba. There are some fundamentalist aspects to the Khoush, though I am uncertain from which specific religion they may have originated. This is certainly far in our future. Binti’s people are dark skinned, black haired, and wear otjize, a sort of orange-red clay with healing properties, over their bodies and through their thick hair. The Himba live in a place with little water, and this clay is used as a cleaner, but it also is a cultural symbol, a signifier, a comfort to those who wear it.Read more ›

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

An exhilarating read

By Maria Haskins on October 6, 2015

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Nnedi Okorafor’s science fiction novella Binti is a suspenseful and exhilarating read that plunges you headlong into a future world where space ships are living creatures, and humanity is just one of many space-faring civilizations. It also plunges you into the mind and life of Binti, a Himba girl, raised in the African desert, who has a singular talent for advanced mathematics. Among her own people, Binti’s talents make her a masterful harmonizer and maker of astrolabes (computer-like devices that are a specialty among the Himba). But her talents have also won her a place at the famous Oomza University, located somewhere far away from Earth.

Binti desperately wants to go to Oomza Uni. However, few Himba ever leave home, and when she steps on-board the spaceship that will take her to university (without telling anyone in her family what she is about to do) it is a momentous decision. Her trip takes a violent turn when the ship is attacked, and Binti's struggle to survive – and the transformation it eventually leads to – makes for a thought-provoking and engrossing read. Okorafor skillfully immerses the reader in her future-verse, never explaining more than necessary, but giving you just enough to create a captivating and tantalizing world. She also expertly twists and skews the usual “alien vs. human” scenario, making for an unpredictable, complex and satisfying storyline.

Binti is a fantastic read, and while it’s the first book by Okorafor I’ve ever read, it definitely won’t be the last.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

A novella for lovers of scifi, for readers who want a character to root for and a plot full of wonder and danger

By Teddi Deppner on October 24, 2015

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I don't often give a five-star review for fiction. It's so subjective, and even when I really, really like a book I like to reserve 5 stars for something super spectacular. My rule of thumb is this "Do I think everyone on the planet who reads this genre should read this book? Is it that good?"

Binti is a phenomenal story, and beautifully written. It is powerful and real and yet not "gritty" the way some authors seem to think they must be gritty to wrestle with real human issues. It is a coming of age story, and there is danger and death and courage and tension... and yet I could give it to my 12 year old son without concern that it might introduce images of sex or violence that would lead him astray or disturb him.

There are aliens who are truly, beautifully and intriguingly alien. The colors and language and culture of the aliens is mysterious and fascinating.

But one of my favorite parts about this story is that even the main character is so foreign to me. She is so very human, and yet so very different. She lives in a place far from me, both in time and space. A part of Africa, far into our future. She has talents and ways of looking at the world that are unique. Maybe a math person would feel right at home with her special "treeing" skills, but I found it both alien and fascinating. It seemed more like some mutant super power to me, or some mystical religion, because it allowed her to do things normal people couldn't, and it helped her stay calm when her world falls apart. Yet this connects directly to how I feel about my own "special skills" like writing or jazzy/impromptu singing, and I think it will give young people hope in their own special skills.Read more ›

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