Tuju Cole (Books)

Tuju Cole Books

Born to Nigerian parents and raised in Lagos, this author's early life was shaped by a mother who taught French and a father in international business. A childhood encounter with a classic novel ignited a passion for reading, while teenage years saw the publication of cartoons in a prominent Nigerian magazine. Moving to the United States, the author pursued studies in art history, developing a keen eye for visual culture. Now based in Brooklyn, their work often explores themes of cultural identity and artistic expression.

Blind Spot

352 pages
13 hours of reading

4.3(144)Add rating

The shadow of a tree in upstate New York. A hotel room in Switzerland. A young stranger in the Congo. In Blind Spot, readers will follow Teju Cole's inimitable artistic vision into the visual realm, as he continues to refine the voice and intellectual obsessions that earned him such acclaim for Open City. In more than 150 pairs of images and surprising, lyrical text, Cole explores his complex relationship to the visual world through his two great passions: writing and photography. Blind Spot is a testament to the art of seeing by one of the most powerful and original voices in contemporary literature.