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Black Ghosts: A Journey Into the Lives of Africans in China

Black Ghosts: A Journey Into the Lives of Africans in China

Saro-Wiwa, Noo

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ChinaGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

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ISBN10: 1838856978
ISBN13: 9781838856977
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: Nov 22 2024
Pages: 256
Language: English

The travel memoir of a Nigerian woman in China exploring the intersections and divides between the two cultures and the lives of African economic migrants in the bustling People's Republic

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR: TRAVEL

China today is a land of opportunity for African people blocked from commerce with most of Europe and Northern America. It is also an intersection of racism and prejudice.

Noo Saro-Wiwa goes in search of China's 'Black Ghosts', African economic migrants in the People's Republic. Living in clustered communities, they are key to the trade between the continents. Her fascinating encounters include a cardiac surgeon, a drug dealer, a visa overstayer and men married to Chinese women who speak English with Nigerian accents. This is a story of intersecting cultures told with candour and compassion, focusing on the shared humanity between the sojourner and their hosts.

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