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Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know
Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know
Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know
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Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know

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To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or images.

Yet here, through personal essays from twenty-four of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view: one that details the realities and contradictions of patriotism, juxtaposes inherited tradition with the diasporic experience, and explores the power of storytelling and its intrinsic link to Nigeria’s history.

Powerful, lyrical and entirely unforgettable, OF THIS OUR COUNTRY weaves together a living portrait of Nigeria, one that is as beautiful as it is complex.

With essays from: Nels Abbey, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Yomi Adegoke, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oyinkan Akande, Ike Anya, Sefi Atta, Bolu Babalola, J K Chukwu, Abi Daré, Inua Ellams
Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, Caleb Femi, Helon Habila, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Anietie Isong, Okey Ndibe, Chigozie Obioma, Irenosen Okojie, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, Lola Shoneyin, Umar Turaki, Chika Unigwe and Hafsa Zayyan.

‘So many of these essays put into words things I feel in the fibre of my gut but haven’t quite worked out the language for’ Jendella Benson, author of Hope and Glory

‘The read I never thought I needed … moving, funny at times, insightful and so relatable’ Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka Where is Your Huzband?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 30, 2021
ISBN9780008469290
Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian writers on the home, identity and culture they know

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  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    The audiobook version for this was a big fail, awfully mispronouncing each local syllable, making it quite difficult to focus on the main story. Would not recommend listening in but rather reading the actual book.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Some of the essays resonate well with me. I think it’s the “Africanness” about it.