Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know
Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Powerful, lyrical and entirely unforgettable, Of This Our…
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Of This Our Country: Acclaimed Nigerian Writers on the Home, Identity and Culture They Know
To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Powerful, lyrical and entirely unforgettable, Of This Our Country weave Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images.Yet here, through personal essays from twenty-four of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view: one that details the realities and contradictions of patriotism, juxtaposes inherited tradition with the diasporic experience, and explores the power of storytelling and its intrinsic link to Nigeria's history.