Teju Cole

• Feb-2011
• / Literary
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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....

• Mar-2014
• / Literary
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For readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Michael Ondaatje, Every Day Is for the Thief is a wholly original work of fiction by Teju Cole, whose critically acclaimed debut, Open City, was the winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and a finalist for the ...

• Nov-2021
• / General Fiction
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• Oct-2023
• / Literary
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An “extraordinary, ambitious” (The Times UK) novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world -- from the award-winning author of Open CityNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice • “Cole’s mind is s...

• Apr-2024
• / General Fiction
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‘I am writing this note while you’re still asleep. It’s still early enough that I can open the windows in my room. By the time you read this, I’ll be at work. Please pardon the strange formality of writing to you when I could ...