02902cam a2200421 4500 239051406 TxAuBib 20150809120000.0 121019s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781593764913 electronic bk. 159376491X electronic bk. B008V724TO Amazon 13a57402-07fb-4aa0-a228-04412b8b3b15 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 674055 674055 674055 1055742 OverDrive (Product ID) (OCoLC)811248776 TLC TLC TxAuBib Saro-Wiwa, Noo, 1976- Looking for transwonderland [Bridges eBook] : travels in Nigeria / Noo Saro-Wiwa. London : Granta, 2012. 1 online resource. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1292kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Electronic book. Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England, but every summer she was dragged back to Nigeria - a country she viewed as an annoying parallel universe where she had to relinquish all her creature comforts and sense of individuality. Then her father, activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, was murdered there, and she didn't return for 10 years. Recently, she decided to rediscover and come to terms with the country her father loved. She travelled from the exuberant chaos of Lagos to the calm beauty of the eastern mountains; from the eccentricity of a Nigerian dog show to the empty Transwonderland Amusement Park - Nigeria's decrepit and deserted answer to Disneyland. She explored Nigerian christianity, delved into its history of slavery, examined the corrupting effect of oil, investigated Nollywood. She found the country as exasperating as ever, and frequently despaired at the corruption and inefficiency she encountered. But she also discovered that it was far more beautiful and varied than she had ever imagined, and was seduced by its thick tropical rainforest and ancient palaces and monuments. Most engagingly of all she introduces us to the people she meets, and gives us hilarious insights into the Nigerian character, its passion, wit and ingenuity.-- Publisher's website. Electronic reproduction. New York Soft Skull Press 2012 Available via World Wide Web. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-03-03 20:00:02. Imported from MARC file. Saro-Wiwa, Noo 1976- Travel Nigeria. Nigeria Description and travel. Electronic books. OverDrive, Inc. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=13A57402-07FB-4AA0-A228-04412B8B3B15 https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=13A57402-07FB-4AA0-A228-04412B8B3B15&.epub-sample.overdrive.com