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New York, My Village
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Set against the backdrop of New York's publishing industry, a Nigerian editor embarks on a transformative journey filled with both opportunity and harsh realities. While he initially encounters warmth from colleagues, he soon faces a stark contrast of exploitation and prejudice, revealing a ruthless commercial environment. The narrative explores themes of cultural superiority, racism, and the complexities of navigating a new world, all while highlighting the editor's struggle to assert his identity in a landscape rife with assumptions about Africa and its culture.
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New York, My Village, Uwem Akpan
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- New York, My Village
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Uwem Akpan
- Publisher
- Blue Guides Limited of London
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN13
- 9780393881424
- Category
- Fiction
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of New York's publishing industry, a Nigerian editor embarks on a transformative journey filled with both opportunity and harsh realities. While he initially encounters warmth from colleagues, he soon faces a stark contrast of exploitation and prejudice, revealing a ruthless commercial environment. The narrative explores themes of cultural superiority, racism, and the complexities of navigating a new world, all while highlighting the editor's struggle to assert his identity in a landscape rife with assumptions about Africa and its culture.