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Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe 2014 Unabridged CD 9781482968255
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- Objectstaat
- ISBN
- 9781482968255
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Compact Disc
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Foreign Gods, Inc
- Publisher
- Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- African American / General, General, Literary
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Foreign Gods, Inc. tells the story of Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver who sets out to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York gallery. Ike's plan is fueled by desperation. Despite a degree in economics from a major American college, his strong accent has barred him from the corporate world. Forced to eke out a living as a cab driver, he is unable to manage the emotional and material needs of a temperamental African American bride and a widowed mother demanding financial support. When he turns to gambling, his mounting losses compound his woes. And so he travels back to Nigeria to steal the statue, where he has to deal with old friends, family, and a mounting conflict between those in the village who worship the deity and those who practice Christianity. A meditation on the dreams, promises, and frustrations of the immigrant life in America; the nature and impact of religious conflicts; an examination of the ways in which modern culture creates or heightens infatuation with the "exotic," including the desire to own strange objects and hanker after ineffable illusions; and an exploration of the shifting nature of memory, Foreign Gods, Inc. is a brilliant work of fiction that illuminates our globally interconnected world like no other.
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Publisher
Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1482968258
ISBN-13
9781482968255
eBay Product ID (ePID)
177575405
Product Key Features
Book Title
Foreign Gods, Inc
Format
Compact Disc
Language
English
Topic
African American / General, General, Literary
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
5.7in
Item Width
5.2in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Edition Description
Unabridged Edition
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We clearly have a fresh talent at work here. Itis quite a while since I sensed creative promise on this level., Foreign Gods, Inc. reads like thenarrative of a taxi-driving Faust in modern Nigeria and America. With Molière-likehumorous debunking of religious hypocrisy and rancid materialism, it teems withcharacters and situations that make you laugh in order not to cry., A Nigerian living in America has a moneymaking scheme--to return to his native village, steal the statue of a war god and sell it to a tony New York dealer who deals in such deities...Ndibe writes of culture clash in a moving way that makes Ike's march toward disaster inexorable and ineffably sad., Neither fable nor melodrama, nor what's crudely niched as 'world literature,' the novel traces the story of a painstakingly-crafted protagonist and his community caught up in the inescapable allure of success defined in Western terms., Foreign Gods, Inc. is a blisteringexploration of the contemporary African immigrant experience in America. Ndibetackles tough questions: from the shifting notions of home and identity to thenature of greed. In prose which is fresh and often funny, Ndibe draws thereader into the heartbreaking story of Ike Uzondu's attempt to survive in aworld which seems determined to crush him., Novelist Ndibe unfurls his rich narrative gradually, allowing room for plenty of character interaction while painting a revealing portrait of contemporary Nigeria. With piercing psychological insight and biting commentary on the challenges faced by immigrants, the novel is as full-blooded and fierce as the war deity who drives the story., Richly evocative...Ndibe invests his story with enough darkcomedy to make Ngene an odoriferous presence in his own right...In Mr. Ndibe'sagile hands, he's both a source of satire and an embodiment of pure terror., Hoffman is masterful with dialogue...his charactervoices are full and as nuanced as author Okey Ndibe created them to be., Race, religion, greed, xenophobia--author Okey Ndibe tackles these sensitive topics and more in the heist novel to end all heist novels., Ndibe writes with a folksy inclusiveness, invitingcharacters in to stay a little longer than they're needed, allowing forcolorful banter among villagers who have an altogether different sense of time...Intothis richly stocked brew of characters, Ndibe skilfully introduces some genuinesuspense in the final stretch, guiding readers through the nail-biting tensionof getting through customs Nigerian-style. As an author with a foot in Nigeriaand the US, he expertly brings both worlds to life before they collide.
Copyright Date
2014
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Dewey Edition
23
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