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Finding Solace: A Review of Amara Nicole Okolo’s Daughters of Salt by Zion Osemwengie

Title: Daughters of Salt Author: Amara Nicole Okolo Publisher: Invisible Borders Trans-African Project Number of pages: 36 Year of publication: 2017 Category: Travel/Nonfiction The complexities of everyday people connected together in the same country called Nigeria, and a blend of personal loss, the quest to find one’s true self informs Amara Nicole Okolo’s Daughters of Salt. The chapbook presents a clear semblance of people’s experiences and shows that no matter how remotely…

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Made in Communist China: A Review of Solomon Elusoji’s Travelling with Big Brother by Femi Morgan

Title: Travelling with Big Brother: A Reporter’s Junket in China Author: Solomon Elusoji Publisher: Question Marker Number of pages: 158 Year of publication: 2019 Category: Travel/Nonfiction A lot of Nigerians encountered China through its movies and low-grade products which enabled them to acquire utilities that would normally cost an arm and a leg. The Orwellian model of China is usually lost on many Nigerians. We are further exposed to China by…

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