Okey Ndibe verdiept zich in de complexiteit van Afrikaanse literatuur en literatuur uit de Afrikaanse diaspora, waarbij hij schrijnende sociale en politieke kwesties met diepgaand inzicht onderzoekt. Zijn kenmerkende proza kenmerkt zich door een rijke taaltextuur en diepe menselijkheid, wat lezers een meeslepende literaire ervaring biedt. Ndibes werk valt op door zijn vermogen om universele waarheden te ontdekken door specifieke culturele en historische lenzen, wat een uniek perspectief biedt op de menselijke conditie.
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.