Letters from Nigeria

A Young American observes a newly independent country, 1961-62

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Harvard Kennedy School author reviews Letters from Nigeria

“Letters from Nigeria is a delight. Nigeria, brash and proud, was brand-new in 1961. So were Gretel and Peter Clark, engaged as wide-eyed expatriates in novel, unpredictable, immersive explorations of their host nation and themselves. These infectiously charming letters home provide an unexpectedly telling, immediate, commentary on Africa’s largest country before it lapsed into cynicism, corruption, and civil war. Clark writes of a Lagos, which will never be recaptured.”

— Robert I. Rotberg, Harvard Kennedy School, author of Africa Emerges

Reviewer’s Bookwatch: June 2016 Margaret’s Bookshelf

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Boston University’s Director of African Studies Reviews Letters from Nigeria

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© 2016. Gretel Clark · published by Peter E. Randall Publisher