I Do Not Come to You by Chance (Paperback)

from kaitanya64

In the tradition of Achebe's "No Longer At Ease," Nwaubani traces the path of Kingsley, a young university graduate in Nigeria whose parents have taught him the virtues of hard work and getting an education, but who is gradually drawn into the strange world of email fraud. A great read.

from shawnd

This wonderful novel is truly extraordinary in the female author's ability to write in the first person for the main character. Only a few women writers have the touch and realism found in this book toward such a challenge. The story follows Kingsley, a youth growing to manhood who must, in order...

from Carolee888

The reason that I picked out this book to read was that I was curious about the culture behind the scam e-mails that come from Nigeria and other places. Why do people get into that kind of wheeling, dealing and deceiving ? Do they have any conscience? Is there a big network of them? Along with th...

from herschelian

Cracking first novel, a satirical look at Nigeria where successive governments - riddled with corruption - have failed the citizens and they are left to make their own way as best they can. Having recieved several letters/faxes/emails over the years all of which were 419 scams, it was really inte...

from ParadisePorch

This is the second book by a Nigerian author that I've read this year, and although I've given it the same rating I issued Half of a Yellow Sun, this one has a completely different tone. Set in modern Nigeria, this book follows Kingsley Ibe, a young village man, who wants to fulfill the responsib...