
Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa
Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England but spent her childhood summers in Nigeria - a country she considered an unglamorous parallel universe, devoid of all creature comforts. After her father, activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, was murdered there in 1995, Noo rarely returned to the land of her birth. More than a decade later, she decided to come to terms with Nigeria. From the exuberant chaos of Lagos, to the calm beauty of the eastern mountains; the eccentricity of a Nigerian dog show to the empty Transwonderland Amusement Park, Noo combines travelogue with an exploration of corruption, identity and religion. Looking for Transwonderland is the first major non-fiction narrative of modern Nigeria; an engaging portrait of a country whose beauty and variety few of us will experience, depicted with wit and insight by a refreshing new voice in contemporary travel writing.
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 | 9781847083319 |
ISBN 10 | 1847083315 |
Title | Looking for Transwonderland |
Author | Noo Saro-Wiwa |
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Binding Type | Paperback |
Publisher | Granta Books |
Year published | 2013-01-03 |
Number of pages | 320 |
Prizes | Short-listed for Dolman Best Travel Book Award 2013 (UK) |
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