Okey Ndibe explore les complexités des littératures africaines et de la diaspora africaine, abordant des questions sociales et politiques pressantes avec une profonde perspicacité. Sa prose distinctive se caractérise par sa riche texture linguistique et sa profonde humanité, offrant aux lecteurs une expérience littéraire immersive. L'œuvre de Ndibe se distingue par sa capacité à découvrir des vérités universelles à travers des prismes culturels et historiques spécifiques, offrant une perspective unique sur la condition humaine.
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.