Never look an American in the eye : a memoir : flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a...
Never look an American in the eye : a memoir : flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a...
Never look an American in the eye : a memoir : flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American / Okey Ndibe.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York, NY : Soho, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2018/1035
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
210 pages ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
English Dreams, Communist Fantasies, and American Wrestling -- Never Look an American in the Eye -- My Commission and a Chilly American Reception -- Sleepless in New York -- Nigerian, Going Dutch -- Fitting the Description -- Are You Okay? -- A Norwegian "Okay" Interlude -- On a Croc's Back, America...
Publication information
Publisher
New York, NY : Soho, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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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 bet...
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Never look an American in the eye : a memoir : flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American / Okey Ndibe.
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Call Numbers
G 2018/1035
Record Identifier
74VKVNXAMLNZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVNXAMLNZ
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ISBN
1616957603 (hardcover)
9781616957605 (hardcover)
DDC
823.92 B
MMS ID
991024160613902626
