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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 04 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Peter Jay Fernandez. |
| Summary |
Okey Ndibe's funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential-but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency-African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe's relationships with Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian and American etiquette and politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just 13 days after he arrived in the US, in which he was mistaken for a bank robber; considers American stereotypes about Africa (and vice-versa); and juxtaposes African folk tales with Wall Street trickery. All these stories and more come together in a generous, encompassing book about the making of a writer and a new American. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Ndibe, Okey, 1960-
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Nigeria -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Anecdotes.
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United States -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Anecdotes.
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Fernandez, Peter Jay. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781501930928 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1501930923 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13521578 |
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