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A remarkable chronicle of a journey back to this West African nation after years of exile (The New York Times Book Review).Noo SaroWiwa was brought up in England, but every summer she was dragged back to visit her father in Nigeriaa country she viewed as an annoying parallel universe where she had to relinquish all her creature comforts and sense of individuality. After her father, activist Ken SaroWiwa, was killed there, she didnt return for several years. Then she decided to come to terms with the country her father given his life for.Traveling from the exuberant chaos of Lagos to the calm beauty of the eastern mountains; from the eccentricity of a Nigerian dog show to the decrepit kitsch of the Transwonderland Amusement Park, she explores Nigerian Christianity, delves into the countrys history of slavery, examines the corrupting effect of oil, and ponders the huge success of Nollywood.She finds the country as exasperating as ever, and frequently despairs at the corruption and inefficiency she encounters. But she also discovers that it is far more beautiful and varied than she had ever imagined, with its captivating thick tropical rain forest and ancient palaces and monumentsand most engagingly and entertainingly, its unforgettable people.The author allows her lovehate relationship with Nigeria to flavor this thoughtful travel journal, lending it irony, wit and frankness. Kirkus Reviews

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