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001			on1250437392
003			OCoLC
005			20211122133240.0
008			210507s2021 mau 000 1 eng
010			_a 2021021331
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dYDX _dBDX _dCNWPU _dVP@ _dOCLCF _dWC4 _dGO4 _dNFG
020			_a9781623719050 _q(hardback)
020			_a1623719054
035			_a(OCoLC)1250437392
042			_apcc
092			_aATTA, _bSEFI
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aAtta, Sefi, _eauthor. _9128764
245	1	4	_aThe bad immigrant / _cSefi Atta.
263			_a2110
264		1	_aNorthampton, Massachusetts : _bInterlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., _c2021.
300			_a362 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"An account of an immigrant family's struggle and the lessons learned about diversity Writing at the height of her powers, The Bad Immigrant cements Sefi Atta's place as one of the best storytellers of our time. Through the voice of her first male protagonist, Lukmon, Atta peels away nuanced layers to expose the realities of migration from Nigeria to the USA, such as the strains of adjustment and the stifling pressure to conform without loss of identity. Covering a wide range of issues, including interracial and intra-racial tensions, and familial strains exacerbated in a new geographic and cultural environment, this novel is a thoroughgoing exposition of the many challenges that confront a modern migrant, told from the perspective of a protagonist whose sophistication and educational prowess is no guarantee of success in a country that is prone to valuing conformity over merit. Atta grounds Lukmon's narrative in a wide array of cultural and literary allusions that testify to the author's wit and sophisticated management of complicated matters in a manner at once erudite and accessible. In The Bad Immigrant, Atta deftly drives the narrative forward with repartee that forges deep intimacy with the characters and engenders sympathy for all of them, even those we find infuriating"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aRacism _vFiction. _97123
650		0	_aImmigrants _zUnited States _vFiction. _9123242
650		0	_aNigerians _zUnited States _vFiction. _9228918
650		0	_aFamilies _vFiction. _93570
655		7	_aNovels. _2lcgft _92408
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c336998 _d336998