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Never Look an American in the Eye: A Memoir of Flying Turtles, Colonial Ghosts, and the Making of a Nigerian American

by Okey Ndibe

Soho. 2016. 224p. ISBN 9781616957605. $25; ebk. ISBN 9781616957612. MEMOIR

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Novelist and journalist Ndibe recalls his move from Nigeria to the United States, where he was invited by author Chinua Achebe to be the founding editor of the short-lived but acclaimed magazine, African Commentary. (LJ 9/1/16)

Reviewed by Molly McArdle , Jan 01, 2017

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