Looking for Transwonderland Travels in Nigeria

by Saro-Wiwa, Noo

• ISBN13: 9781619020078
• ISBN10: 1619020076
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-21
• Publisher: Soft Skull

Summary

While still baffled by the country's idiosyncrasies, she discovers it is far more beautiful and varied than she had every imagined. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Noo Saro-Wiwa was born in Nigeria in 1976 and raised in England. She attended King’s College London and Columbia University in New York. She currently lives in London.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
Lagos
Centre of Excellence	p. 11
Oil and People on Water	p. 37
Total Formula for Victory Over the Hardships of Life	p. 58
Ibadan
Under the Light of Fading Stars	p. 84
Transwonderland	p. 98
Abuja
In the Chop House	p. 110
Spiderman, Rock Stars and Gigolos	p. 126
Kano
Straddling Modernity's Kofar	p. 140
Nguru and Yankari
Where are those Stupid Animals?	p. 163
Jos
Hidden Legacies	p. 182
Maiduguri and Sukur
Kingdom of Heaven	p. 193
Calabar
Masquerade Mischief	p. 206
Cross River State
Spiling Nature's Spoils	p. 232
Benin
Behind the Mask	p. 246
Port Harcourt
Tending the Backyard	p. 270
Lagos
Truth and Reconciliation	p. 297
Epilogue	p. 306
Acknowledgements	p. 310
Sources	p. 311
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