Foreign Gods, Inc.

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  • Author: Ndibe, Okey
    Contributor:

    Hoffman, Dominic

    Summary:

    Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver, is desperate. Despite having a degree in economics, his strong accent has barred him from the corporate world. With gambling debt mounting, he travels back to Nigeria to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village with the intention of selling it to a gallery in New York. There he has to deal with old friends, family, and a mounting conflict between those in the village who worship the deity and those who practice Christianity.

    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781482968231

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    1482968231

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    9781482968255

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    1482968258

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Hoffman, Dominic

Abstract

Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver, is desperate. Despite having a degree in economics, his strong accent has barred him from the corporate world. With gambling debt mounting, he travels back to Nigeria to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village with the intention of selling it to a gallery in New York. There he has to deal with old friends, family, and a mounting conflict between those in the village who worship the deity and those who practice Christianity.

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[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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