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I Do Not Come to You by Chance
Engelsk Paperback
I Do Not Come to You by Chance
Engelsk Paperback

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''Sparklingly funny'' Wired Magazine

''[Nwaubani] not merely explores a side of modern existence that touches millions every day, but does so with wit, warmth and insight'' Independent

''Beautifully written'' Sunday Herald

Kingsley is fresh out of university, eager to find an engineering job so he can support his family and marry the girl of his dreams. Being the opara of the family, he is entitled to certain privileges - a piece of meat in his egusi soup, a party to celebrate his graduation. But times are hard in Nigeria and jobs are not easy to come by.

For much of his young life, Kingsley believed that education was everything, that through wisdom, all things were possible. But when a tragedy befalls his family, Kingsley learns the hardest lesson of all: education may be the language of success in his country, but it is money that does the talking. In desperation he turns to his uncle, Boniface-aka Cash Daddy-an exuberant character who suffers from elephantiasis of the pocket.

He is also rumoured to run a successful empire of email scams. But he can help. With Cash Daddy''s intervention, Kingsley and his family can be as safe as a tortoise under its shell. It is up to Kingsley now, to reconcile his passion for knowledge with his hunger for money, to fully assume his role of first son. But can he do it without being drawn into this outlandish milieu?

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
368
ISBN-13:
9780753826973
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0753826976
Udg. Dato:
4 mar 2010
Længde:
26mm
Bredde:
126mm
Højde:
199mm
Forlag:
Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato:
4 mar 2010
Forfatter(e):
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