Looking for transwonderland : travels in Nigeria (Record no. 59813)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781619020078
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Amazon.in
Distributor address : Cocoblu Retail Limited
Bill Number : BLR7-3585224
Bill Date : 17/11/2022
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 916.6904 SAR
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Saro-Wiwa, Noo.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Looking for transwonderland : travels in Nigeria
Statement of responsibility, etc / Noo Saro-Wiwa.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Berkeley, CA
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Soft Skull Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent viii, 309p.
Dimensions ; 23 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 978.00
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Contents note Lagos: Centre of excellence. Oil and people on water. Total formula for victory over the hardships of life<br/>Ibadan: Under the light of fading stars. Transwonderland<br/>Abuja: In the chop house. Spiderman, rock stars and gigolos<br/>Kano: Straddling modernity's kofar<br/>Nguru and Yankari: Where are those stupid animals?<br/>Jos: Hidden legacies<br/>Maiduguri and Sukur: Kingdom of heaven<br/>Calabar: Masquerade mischief<br/>Cross River State: Spoiling nature's spoils<br/>Benin: Behind the mask<br/>Port Harcourt: Tending the backyard<br/>Lagos: Truth and reconciliation<br/>Epilogue
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 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
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nigeria
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Nigeria Description and travel
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Genre/form data or focus term Nigeria Descriptions et voyages
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Genre/form data or focus term Saro-Wiwa, Noo, 1976- Travel Nigeria Travel
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Noo Saro-Wiwa.
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Koha item type IRGS Department Library
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 17/12/2022 Amazon.in 978.00 916.6904 SAR IR016 17/12/2022 17/12/2022 IRGS Department Library
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