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100	1		_aSaro-Wiwa, Noo, _d1976-
245	1	0	_aLooking for transwonderland : _btravels in Nigeria / _cNoo Saro-Wiwa.
260			_aBerkeley, CA : _bSoft Skull, _c2012.
300			_aviii, 309 p. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0	0	_gLagos. _tCentre of excellence -- _tOil and people on water -- _tTotal formula for victory of the hardships of life -- _gIbadan. _tUnder the light of the fading stars -- _tTranswonderland -- _gAbuja. _tIn the chop house -- _tSpiderman, rock stars and gigolos -- _gKano. _tStraddling modernity's kofar -- _gNguru and Yankari. _tWhat are those stupid animals? -- _gJos. _tHidden legacies -- _gMaiduguri and Sukur. _tKingdom of heaven -- _gCalabar. _tMasquerade mischief -- _gCross River State. _tSpoiling nature's spoils -- _gBenin. _tBehind the mask -- _gPort Harcourt. _tTending the backyard -- _gLagos. _tTruth and reconciliation -- _gEpilogue.
520			_aNoo 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.-- _cPublisher's website.
600	1	0	_aSaro-Wiwa, Noo, _d1976- _xTravel _zNigeria.
651		0	_aNigeria _xDescription and travel.
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