Nigerians In Space
by Deji Bryce Olukotun /
2014 / English / EPUB
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1993. Houston. Dr. Wale Olufunmi, lunar rock geologist, has a
life most Nigerian immigrants would kill for, but then most
Nigerians aren’t Walea great scientific mind in exile with
galactic ambitions. Then comes an outlandish order: steal a piece
of the moon. With both personal and national glory at stake, Wale
manages to pull off the near impossible, setting out on a journey
back to Nigeria that leads anywhere but home. Compelled by Wale’s
impulsive act, Nigerians traces arcs in time and space from
Houston to Stockholm, from Cape Town to Bulawayo, picking up on
the intersecting lives of a South African abalone smuggler, a
freedom fighter’s young daughter, and Wale’s own ambitious son.
Deji Olukotun’s debut novel defies categorizationa story of
international intrigue that tackles deeper questions about exile,
identity, and the need to answer an elusive question: what
exactly is brain gain?
1993. Houston. Dr. Wale Olufunmi, lunar rock geologist, has a
life most Nigerian immigrants would kill for, but then most
Nigerians aren’t Walea great scientific mind in exile with
galactic ambitions. Then comes an outlandish order: steal a piece
of the moon. With both personal and national glory at stake, Wale
manages to pull off the near impossible, setting out on a journey
back to Nigeria that leads anywhere but home. Compelled by Wale’s
impulsive act, Nigerians traces arcs in time and space from
Houston to Stockholm, from Cape Town to Bulawayo, picking up on
the intersecting lives of a South African abalone smuggler, a
freedom fighter’s young daughter, and Wale’s own ambitious son.
Deji Olukotun’s debut novel defies categorizationa story of
international intrigue that tackles deeper questions about exile,
identity, and the need to answer an elusive question: what
exactly is brain gain?