Ndibe, Okey

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Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American

Novelist and journalist Ndibe recalls his move from Nigeria to the United States, where he was invited by author Chinua Achebe to be the founding editor of the short-lived but acclaimed magazine, African Commentary...
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Never Look an American in the Eye: Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American

Ndibe shapes an entertaining and endearing tale from his many struggles. This enjoyable and quick read is recommended for all memoir lovers. [See Barbara Hoffert's "ALA Buzz Books, Pt. 2"; ow.ly/7DqR302NQdW.]
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Arrows of Rain

A first novel published in Africa in 2000 but released here after last year's Foreign Gods, Inc., this haunting work about the costs of silence shows that Nbide, who was mentored by the towering Chinua Achebe, belongs in the pantheon of contemporary African-born writers such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nuruddin Farah, Dinaw Mengestu, and Ishmael Beah, whose powerful stories must be told.
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Foreign Gods, Inc

Ndibe (Arrows of Rain) offers a jaundiced view of the immigrant experience in Ike, who won't assimilate to his adopted country but can't return home either. Ike's overwhelming sense of loss and alienation results in a bleak portrait of a broken man. A difficult read indeed.
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