What Napoleon could not do
(Book)
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2023.
ISBN
9780593420348, 0593420349
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 24 cm.
Status
Adult Fiction - Public Shelving
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Fiction Nnuro
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Published
New York : Riverhead Books, 2023.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780593420348, 0593420349
Notes
Description
"America is seen through the eyes and ambitions of three characters with ties to Africa in this gripping novel"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
When siblings Jacob and Belinda Nti were growing up in Ghana, their goal was simple: to move to America. For them, the United States was both an opportunity and a struggle, a goal and an obstacle. Jacob, an awkward computer programmer who still lives with his father, wants a visa so he can move to Virginia to live with his wife--a request that the U.S. government has repeatedly denied. He envies his sister, Belinda, who achieved, as their father put it, "what Napoleon could not do": she went to college and law school in the United States and even managed to marry Wilder, a wealthy Black businessman from Texas. Wilder's view of America differs markedly from his wife's, as he's spent his life railing against the racism and marginalization that are part of life for every African American living here.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nnuro, D. (2023). What Napoleon could not do . Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nnuro, DK. 2023. What Napoleon Could Not Do. Riverhead Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nnuro, DK. What Napoleon Could Not Do Riverhead Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nnuro, DK. What Napoleon Could Not Do Riverhead Books, 2023.
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