Okey Ndibe se zaměřuje na africké literatury a literatury africké diaspory. Jeho díla zkoumají složité společenské a politické otázky s pronikavým vhledem. Ndibeho styl je charakteristický svou bohatou jazykovou kvalitou a hlubokou humanitou, což čtenářům nabízí poutavé literární zážitky. Jeho psaní vyniká schopností objevovat univerzální pravdy prostřednictvím specifických kulturních a historických kontextů.
An exposition of the raw side of human emotions as explored through one man's tormented life's experiences. It seeks to expose the fallacies of the human condition while remaining real in its depiction of universal problems inflicted on postcolonial Africa. schovat popis
The author of Foreign Gods, Inc. and Arrows of Rain tells his own immigrant’s tale, where what is lost in translation is often as hilarious as it is harrowing. Okey Ndibe’s funny, charming, and penetrating memoir tells of his move from Nigeria to America, where he came to edit the influential—but forever teetering on the verge of insolvency—African Commentary magazine. It recounts stories of Ndibe’s relationships with Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and other literary figures; examines the differences between Nigerian and American etiquette and politics; recalls an incident of racial profiling just thirteen days after he arrived in the US, in which he was mistaken for a bank robber; considers American stereotypes about Africa (and vice-versa); and juxtaposes African folk tales with Wall Street trickery. All these stories and more come together in a generous, encompassing book about the making of a writer and a new American.