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Posts tagged with ‘Nigeria’
FIRST-PERSON STORIES of people living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria paint a nuanced picture of the disease’s impact.
Grade: B PLUS
OUR KIND OF PEOPLE: A CONTINENT'S CHALLENGE, A COUNTRY'S HOPE
Harper
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Health, Nigeria, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social and Cultural Commentary
QUIETLY COMPELLING NOVEL focuses on a Nigerian expatriate in London, and her sense of alienation even at home.
Grade: B PLUS
A BIT OF DIFFERENCE
Interlink Publishing Group
2012
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Black Writers, Nigeria, Nigerian Writers, Novels
A LONDON WOMAN’S unexpected, life-changing reunion with her Nigerian birth mother–thoughtful, touching novel.
Grade: SOLID B
BEING LARA
William Morrow
2012
Tags: Black Writers, England, London, Nigeria, Novels, Solid B Reviews
CULTURE CLASH, personality clashes, and the shock of the new in Nigeria are depicted in this fascinating novel.
Grade: A MINUS
THE SECRET LIVES OF BABA SEGI'S WIVES
HarperCollins
2010
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Africa, African Writers, Black Writers, Nigeria, Novels, Writers of Color