Never look an American in the eye

By Okey Ndibe

Subjects: Africa, civilization, Biography, African americans, Authors, african, Authors, american, United states, civilization, Nigerian Americans, American Novelists, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary, Civilization, College teachers, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Anecdotes, Nigerian Authors, Journalists, united states, Journalists, Journalists, biography

Description: "Okey Ndibe's funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential--but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency--African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe's relationships with Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian and American etiquette and politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just 13 days after he arrived in the US, in which he was mistaken for a bank robber; considers American stereotypes about Africa (and vice-versa); and juxtaposes African folk tales with Wall Street trickery. All these stories and more come together in a generous, encompassing book about the making of a writer and a new American"--