num_pages: 288
description: 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 Africas most populous nation through words or images.And yet here through personal essays from 24 of its writers a more accurate picture comes into view: one that details the realities and contradictions of patriotism examines the role of class and privilege in Nigerian society juxtaposes inherited tradition with the diasporic experience and explores the power of storytelling and its intrinsic link to Nigerias history.Within these pages acclaimed and award-winning writers share memories and experiences of Nigeria that can be found nowhere else bringing to the fore a country whose influence can be found everywhere.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 Aybmi Adby Yomi Adegoke Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Oyinkan Akande Ike Anya Sefi Atta Bolu Babalola J K Chukwu Abi Dar Inua EllamsChkdl Emelmad 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.
language: English
title: Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know
publisher: The Borough Press