Drawing the map of heaven : an African writer in America /

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The celebrated Nigerian writer Tanure Ojaide relates here his experience of living in the United States where he has been based teaching and writing since 1996. Drawing the Map of Heaven picks up where his earlier memoir, Great Boys. An African Childhood which charted his upbringing in Nigeria by hi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ojaide, Tanure, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lagos : Malthouse Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Ojaide, Tanure, > 1948- > Biography.
Ojaide, Tanure, > 1948-
1900-1999
Authors, Nigerian > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, African > 20th century > Biography.
Écrivains nigérians > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Écrivains africains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Personal Memoirs.
Authors, African
Authors, Nigerian
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Social sciences
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The celebrated Nigerian writer Tanure Ojaide relates here his experience of living in the United States where he has been based teaching and writing since 1996. Drawing the Map of Heaven picks up where his earlier memoir, Great Boys. An African Childhood which charted his upbringing in Nigeria by his Grandmother, left off. Less a purely personal tale and more a story of the many other African immigrants in the United States Ojaide in the text uses ""we"" to speak collectively for a traditionally communal society now residing in an individualistic setting. As much a reflection of an African ba.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9789788422679
9788422675
9788422691
9789788422693
1283593459
9781283593458
9786613905901
6613905909
9788422683
9789788422686

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