American 419 And Other Stories
American 419 and Other Stories is by the Nigerian fiction writer and journalist, Adetokunbo Abiola. It is set in modern-day Nigeria and dramatically captures the emotional and physical consequences of sectarian warfare, �get rich quick� scams, environmental rape and personal suffering caused by corporate interests, poverty, and the struggles to attain money, status, and material goods. It is a highly original work and draws heavily from the author�s experiences.
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American 419 And Other Stories
American 419 and Other Stories is by the Nigerian fiction writer and journalist, Adetokunbo Abiola. It is set in modern-day Nigeria and dramatically captures the emotional and physical consequences of sectarian warfare, �get rich quick� scams, environmental rape and personal suffering caused by corporate interests, poverty, and the struggles to attain money, status, and material goods. It is a highly original work and draws heavily from the author�s experiences.
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American 419 And Other Stories

American 419 And Other Stories

by Adetokunbo Abiola
American 419 And Other Stories

American 419 And Other Stories

by Adetokunbo Abiola

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American 419 and Other Stories is by the Nigerian fiction writer and journalist, Adetokunbo Abiola. It is set in modern-day Nigeria and dramatically captures the emotional and physical consequences of sectarian warfare, �get rich quick� scams, environmental rape and personal suffering caused by corporate interests, poverty, and the struggles to attain money, status, and material goods. It is a highly original work and draws heavily from the author�s experiences.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940149300389
Publisher: Laughing Fire Press
Publication date: 06/04/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 239
File size: 296 KB

About the Author

Adetokunbo Abiola is a Nigerian journalist and writer. Born in England, he is a self-taught writer whose semi-autobiographical stories, about how social, political, and economic forces affect Africans and those who come into contact with Africa, are based on experiences of Nigerians and Africans in the last twenty years.

He has published a novel, LABULABU MASK (Macmillan, Nigeria), and many short stories. His stories have appeared in, among others, the following journals: Rake Journal, BBC Focus on Africa, Flask Review, Zapata!, Liberation Lit, Sage of Conscious- ness Review, Big Pulp, Mobius � A Journal for Social Change, Tres Crow World, Bicycle Review, Saraba, Pulse Literary Review, Wilderness House Literary Review, Konch Magazine, Imitation Fruit, and SNR Review.
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