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02475aam a2200349 i 4500 001 43FD498E540911EC8AFFC1EC4EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211203011850 008 210507s2021 mau 000 1 eng 010 $a 2021021331 020 $a 1623719054 020 $a 9781623719050 035 $a (OCoLC)1250437392 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d CNWPU $d VP@ $d OCLCF $d WC4 $d GO4 $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 082 00 $a 813/.6 $2 23 100 1 $a Atta, Sefi, $e author. 245 14 $a The bad immigrant / $c Sefi Atta. 264 1 $a Northampton, Massachusetts : $b Interlink Books, an imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., $c 2021. 300 $a 362 pages ; $c 22 cm 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Racism $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Immigrants $z United States $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Nigerians $z United States $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Families $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft 941 $a 3 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032427.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220217011119.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211203011947.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=43FD498E540911EC8AFFC1EC4EECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search