The Resource Never look an American in the eye : a memoir of flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American, Okey Ndibe
Never look an American in the eye : a memoir of flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American, Okey Ndibe
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The item Never look an American in the eye : a memoir of flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American, Okey Ndibe represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
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- Summary
- "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 13 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 210 pages
- Contents
-
- English dreams, communist fantasies, and American wrestling
- Never look an American in the eye
- My commission and a chilly American reception
- Sleepless in New York
- Nigerian, going dutch
- Fitting the description
- Are you okay?
- A Norwegian "Okay" interlude
- On a croc's back, America-bound
- Will edit for food
- Lying to be a writer
- Writing, reading, food, some ass kicking
- A brand-new American
- An African folktale, a Wall Street lesson
- A dying father, dreams of Burma and England
- Wole Soyinka saves my Christmas
- Crashing a party, changing hearts
- Isbn
- 9781616957605
- Label
- Never look an American in the eye : a memoir of flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American
- Title
- Never look an American in the eye
- Title remainder
- a memoir of flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American
- Statement of responsibility
- Okey Ndibe
- Subject
-
- Autobiographies
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs
- College teachers -- United States -- Biography
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Ndibe, Okey, 1960-
- Anecdotes
- Nigerian Americans -- Biography
- Novelists, American -- 21st century -- Biography
- United States -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Anecdotes
- Nigeria -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Anecdotes
- Authors, Nigerian -- 21st century -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 13 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ndibe, Okey
- Dewey number
-
- 823/.92
- B
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR9387.9.N358
- LC item number
- .Z46 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ndibe, Okey
- Authors, Nigerian
- Novelists, American
- Nigerian Americans
- Journalists
- College teachers
- Nigeria
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Label
- Never look an American in the eye : a memoir of flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American, Okey Ndibe
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- English dreams, communist fantasies, and American wrestling -- Never look an American in the eye -- My commission and a chilly American reception -- Sleepless in New York -- Nigerian, going dutch -- Fitting the description -- Are you okay? -- A Norwegian "Okay" interlude -- On a croc's back, America-bound -- Will edit for food -- Lying to be a writer -- Writing, reading, food, some ass kicking -- A brand-new American -- An African folktale, a Wall Street lesson -- A dying father, dreams of Burma and England -- Wole Soyinka saves my Christmas -- Crashing a party, changing hearts
- Control code
- 1673869
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 210 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616957605
- Lccn
- 2016019151
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1673869
- (OCoLC)952942739
- Label
- Never look an American in the eye : a memoir of flying turtles, colonial ghosts, and the making of a Nigerian American, Okey Ndibe
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- English dreams, communist fantasies, and American wrestling -- Never look an American in the eye -- My commission and a chilly American reception -- Sleepless in New York -- Nigerian, going dutch -- Fitting the description -- Are you okay? -- A Norwegian "Okay" interlude -- On a croc's back, America-bound -- Will edit for food -- Lying to be a writer -- Writing, reading, food, some ass kicking -- A brand-new American -- An African folktale, a Wall Street lesson -- A dying father, dreams of Burma and England -- Wole Soyinka saves my Christmas -- Crashing a party, changing hearts
- Control code
- 1673869
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 210 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616957605
- Lccn
- 2016019151
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1673869
- (OCoLC)952942739
Subject
- Autobiographies
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs
- College teachers -- United States -- Biography
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- Ndibe, Okey, 1960-
- Anecdotes
- Nigerian Americans -- Biography
- Novelists, American -- 21st century -- Biography
- United States -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Anecdotes
- Nigeria -- Civilization -- 21st century -- Anecdotes
- Authors, Nigerian -- 21st century -- Biography
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