Okey Ndibe approfondisce le complessità delle letterature africane e della diaspora africana, esplorando urgenti questioni sociali e politiche con profonda intuizione. La sua prosa distintiva è caratterizzata dalla ricca trama linguistica e dalla profonda umanità, offrendo ai lettori un'esperienza letteraria immersiva. Il lavoro di Ndibe spicca per la sua capacità di scoprire verità universali attraverso lenti culturali e storiche specifiche, fornendo una prospettiva unica sulla condizione umana.
An exposition of the raw side of human emotions as explored through one man's tormented life's experiences. It seeks to expose the fallacies of the human condition while remaining real in its depiction of universal problems inflicted on postcolonial Africa. schovat popis
The author of Foreign Gods, Inc. and Arrows of Rain tells his own immigrant’s tale, where what is lost in translation is often as hilarious as it is harrowing. 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 thirteen 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.