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Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa

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An irreverent travel guide to Nigeria, a country which 'gets fewer voluntary visitors than the moon' -by the daughter of Ken Saro Wiwa; introduces a wonderfully engaging new writer

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Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa

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.
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 and has written travel guides for Rough Guide and Lonely Planet. She currently lives in London.
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ISBN 13 9781847080301
ISBN 10 1847080308
Title Looking for Transwonderland
Author Noo Saro-Wiwa
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Granta Books
Year published 2012-01-05
Number of pages 272
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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