Description
In New York, Ike Uzondu—an educated Nigerian immigrant driving a taxi—chases the promise of the American dream while feeling increasingly unmoored from the spiritual and cultural world he left behind. When he becomes entangled in a plan to steal a statue of an ancient war deity from his home village, his journey turns into a sharp, darkly comic exploration of desire, displacement, and the costs of reinvention. Okey Ndibe blends satire and risk with vivid storytelling to examine the collision between traditional Igbo religion and modern life, where faith, power, and identity are constantly renegotiated. With Ndibe’s distinctive, incisive voice and his talent for weaving social observation into personal stakes, this novel offers a captivating look at what we carry across borders—and what follows us back.
Available Editions
paperback
Soho Press, Incorporated
Published Jan 1, 2014
352 pages
ISBN: 9781616954581
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Foreign Gods Inc by Okey Ndibe.