Author(s): Saro-Wiwa, Noo,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 03/01/2013,
Pagination: 320 pages,
Series: N/A,
Imprint: Granta Books,
Published By: GRANTA BOOKS ,
Book Classification: Nigeria
Dimensions: 200 x 130 x 24mm
Weight: 226g
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781847083319

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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.