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Looking for Transwonderland

By Noo Saro-Wiwa

Looking for Transwonderland Memories

Looking for Transwonderland

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Description
Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England but spent her childhood summers in Nigeria - a country she considered an unglamorous parallel universe, devoid of all creature comforts. After her father, activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, was murdered there in 1995, Noo rarely returned to the land of her birth. More than a decade later, she decided to come to terms with Nigeria. From the exuberant chaos of Lagos, to the calm beauty of the eastern mountains; the eccentricity of a Nigerian dog show to the empty Transwonderland Amusement Park, Noo combines travelogue with an exploration of corruption, identity and religion. Looking for Transwonderland is the first major non-fiction narrative of modern Nigeria; an engaging portrait of a country whose beauty and variety few of us will experience, depicted with wit and insight by a refreshing new voice in contemporary travel writing.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
2013-01-03
Publication Date:
2013-01-03
Publisher:
Granta Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1847083315
ISBN13:
9781847083319
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
222 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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