Zahrah mai neman iska

Zahrah mai neman iska
Asali
Mawallafi	Nnedi Okorafor
Lokacin bugawa	2005
Asalin suna	Zahrah the Windseeker
Ƙasar asali	Tarayyar Amurka
Bugawa	Clarion (en)
Online Computer Library Center	56104248
Shafuka	308
Characteristics
Genre (en)	fantasy (en) , adventure fiction (en) da Bildungsroman (en)
Harshe	Turanci
Kintato
Narrative location (en)	Najeriya
Muhimmin darasi	science fiction (en)
Tarihi
Kyautukar da aka karba Kyautar Wole Soyinka don wallafe-wallafen Afirka
Nominations Locus Award for Best First Novel (en)

Zahrah the Windseeker wani labari ne na almara na matasa kuma littafin farko na marubuciyar ' yar Amurka 'yar Najeriya Nnedi Okorafor, wanda aka buga a watan Satumba na 2005. Ya ƙunshi tatsuniyoyi, almara, da al'adu na Najeriya. Ita ce ta lashe kyautar Wole Soyinka ta 2008 don Adabi a Afirka .

Labari

Littafin ya faru ne a masarautar arewa ta Ooni, wacce ke kan duniyar Ginen, inda ake yin fasaha ta amfani da tsire-tsire. Yara da aka haifa da Dada (dreadlocks) ana raina su saboda wata tsohuwar jita-jita game da su suna da ikon sihiri. Masarautar tana cikin daji mai kore da aka haramta.

Zahrah Tsami tana da shekaru goma sha uku kuma tana zaune tare da iyayenta. An haife ta da Dada, wanda ke nufin inabi yana tsiro a tsakanin gashinta, kuma sau da yawa takwarorinta suna yi mata ba'a, sai dai babban abokinta, Dari. Zahrah ta gano iyawarta ta tashi a matsayin mai neman iska, amma tana jin tsoron tsayi, wanda hakan ke sa ta ji damuwa.

A wani tafiye-tafiye na sirri da suka yi zuwa daji mai kore don yin atisaye da bincike tare da taimakon wani littafi mai suna digi da masu bincike suka rubuta, Dari ya ji wani maciji ya cije shi ya kuma fada cikin mawuyacin hali. Likitan ya rubuta wani magani da aka yi da wani kwai mai kama da dinosaur wanda ba a yi masa taki ba a matsayin maganin cutar Dari kawai.

Zahrah ta tsere daga gida da littafin dijital da kuma kamfas ɗinta zuwa daji mai kore domin ta sami ƙwai na Elgort. Ta haɗu da kwaɗo mai ruwan hoda mai ban haushi da wasu waɗanda suka ba ta shawarar komawa gida. Yayin da take cikin daji, Zahrah ta gano cewa babin da ke cikin littafin dijital ɗin da ke ɗauke da bayanai game da Elgort ya lalace kuma ba za ta iya shiga ba.

Bayan ta zauna a ƙauyen gorilla, inda aka haramta fasahar kere-kere, an gaya mata cewa kwaɗo mai launin ruwan hoda ne kawai zai iya gaya mata yadda za ta sami ƙwai na Elgort. Zahrah ta sake shiga daji har sai da ta haɗu da Nsibidi, mai neman iska wanda ya zo ya kai ta gida. Zahrah ta yi gudu ta ci karo da kwaɗo mai ruwan hoda, wanda daga ƙarshe ya gaya mata yadda za ta sami ƙwai.

Ta yi nasarar satar ƙwai na Elgort wanda ba a yi masa taki ba, kuma ta sami damar tashi kafin Elgort ya kama ta. Zahrah ta koma gida, inda ta sake haɗuwa da iyayenta, kuma ana amfani da ƙwai don ƙirƙirar sinadarin da ke tayar da Dari.

Haruffa

• Zharah Tsami: Jarumar yarinya 'yar shekara 13 ce. Yaran makaranta suna yi wa Zahrah ba'a saboda kasancewarta mayya wadda ba ta cancanci a yi wa Dari mai farin jini ba saboda daddarta, kuma tana matuƙar son samun ƙwai na Elgort wanda ba a yi masa taki ba don warkar da ƙawarta Dari. Tana da kunya da shiru, kuma tana koyon ɗaukar alhaki yayin da take cikin dajin Greeny da aka haramta.
• Dari : Dari shine kaɗai abokin Zarah kuma yaro mai farin jini a makaranta. Yana da ƙarfin hali da sha'awar bincika dajin kore da aka haramta bayan ya karanta wani littafi mai ɗauke da bayanai game da shi. Duk da haka, daga baya maciji ya cije shi ya faɗi cikin mawuyacin hali, sai kawai ya farka bayan ya sami maganin Elgort.
• Nsibidi : Nsibidi mai neman iska ce wadda ke sayar da kayan laya a Kasuwar Duhu. Tana ba Zarah shawara a takaice kuma tana ƙarfafa ta don ta gina ƙwarewarta ta tashi sama. Nsibidi tana da bambancin launin fata, domin mahaifiyarta 'yar ƙasa ce.
• Kwaɗin : Kwaɗin mai sheƙi mai launin ruwan hoda mai launin zinare kwaɗi ne mai ban haushi, wanda ke da amsar duk tambayoyin kuma yana taimaka wa Zarah wajen samun ƙwai na Elgort.
• Obax : Sarkin gwaggon da ke ɗauke da Zarah a garin gwaggon inda aka haramta fasahar zamani .
• Papa Grip : Shugaban ƙaramin gari inda Zarah ke zaune.

Kyaututtuka

• An lashe kyautar Wole Soyinka ta 2008 don Adabi a Afirka
• Kyautar Carl Brandon Parallax da Kindred ta 2005, an zaɓi ta a jerin waɗanda suka yi nasara
• Kyautar Littattafan Matasa na Jihar Garden, wacce ta zo ta ƙarshe
• Kyautar Golden Duck, wacce ta zo ta ƙarshe

Hanyoyin haɗi na waje

• Zahrah the Windseeker a gidan yanar gizon marubucin Archived 2017-11-30 at the Wayback Machine Archived
• Zahrah the Windseeker a cikin