A young woman named Binti is the first member of the Himba people from Earth to be accepted into the prestigious intergalactic university Oomza Uni. Upon being notified of her acceptance, Binti runs away from home and boards a transport ship to Oomza Uni.

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Feb 5, 2019 · Binti: The Complete Trilogy is a compilation of three young-adult science fiction novellas centered around Binti, a teenager torn between upholding the traditions of her family and African tribe and wanting to learn more about the universe around her.

Sep 22, 2015 · For the first time in hardcover, the winner of the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award! 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.

Binti is a science fiction novella trilogy (and a short story; Binti: Sacred Fire) written by Nnedi Okorafor and published by Tordotcom. This series debuted with Binti in 2015.

Sep 22, 2015 · Binti is a young girl who has been handed her life's dream: to study math at the galaxy's premier university. But she is from a marginalized people who do not stray from home. Her people stay, they do as their people have always done, and they do not question it—especially if they are a woman.

Mar 5, 2019 · Collected for the first time in an omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy, the story of one extraordinary girl’s journey from her home to distant Oomza University.

This is why they cover their bodies in otjize, which is made from the clay of their land. Moving away from the homeland makes a person lesser.

Feb 21, 2020 · 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.

Though many of the events and technologies in Binti are entirely fictional, Okorafor portrays the real-world Himba people of Namibia and Angola in the novella. As Binti explains, the Himba cover their bodies and hair in otjize (a clay mixture), and most live off the land as subsistence farmers.