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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title page ; Copyright page ; Dedication ; Preface ; Contents ; 1. Leaving Home ; 2. Born To Move ; 3. Black, But Not Quite Black ; 4. The Walla Walla Year ; 5. A Nigerian Southerner in the American South ; 6. North Carolina ; 7. Representative of a Foreign State ; 8. African Family Ties in America ; 9. Dimensions of Difference and Sameness ; 10. Defining Moment ; 11. Mind Readers ad Thoughtful Singers ; Index ; Back cover.

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