Open City: A Novel
(Libby/OverDrive eAudiobook)
Author
Contributors
Cole, Teju Author, Narrator
Published
Books on Tape , 2020.
Status
Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
“The past, if there is such a thing, is mostly empty space, great expanses of nothing, in which significant persons and events float. Nigeria was like that for me: mostly forgotten, except for those few things that I remembered with outsize intensity.” Along the streets of Manhattan, a young Nigerian doctor doing his residency wanders aimlessly. The walks meet a need for Julius: they are a release from the tightly regulated mental environment of work, and they give him the opportunity to process his relationships, his recent breakup with his girlfriend, his present, his past. Though he is navigating the busy parts of town, the impression of countless faces does nothing to assuage his feelings of isolation. But it is not only a physical landscape he covers; Julius crisscrosses social territory as well, encountering people from different cultures and classes who will provide insight on his journey—which takes him to Brussels, to the Nigeria of his youth, and into the most unrecognizable facets of his own soul. A haunting novel about national identity, race, liberty, loss, dislocation, and surrender, Teju Cole’s Open City seethes with intelligence. Written in a clear, rhythmic voice that lingers, this book is a mature, profound work by an important new author who has much to say about our country and our world.
More Details
Format
eAudiobook
Edition
Unabridged
Street Date
04/28/2020
Language
English
ISBN
9780593215838
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cole, T. (2020). Open City: A Novel (Unabridged). Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cole, Teju. 2020. Open City: A Novel. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cole, Teju. Open City: A Novel Books on Tape, 2020.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Cole, T. (2020). Open city: a novel. Unabridged Books on Tape.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cole, Teju. Open City: A Novel Unabridged, Books on Tape, 2020.
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