Stephen Buoro's comic novel follows a young Nigerian man's obsession with whiteness
Podcast: NPR's Book of the DayPublished On: Tue Nov 28 2023
Description: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro is one of our favorite books of 2023. It focuses on a 15-year-old boy, Andy Aziza, who lives in Kontagora and uses the framework of superheroes and villains to grapple with the systemic issues in his home country of Nigeria and the African continent as a whole. In today's episode, Buoro speaks with NPR's Camila Domonoske about his protagonist's difficult feelings about his identity and country of origin, and how he balances the darkness of postcolonial violence with light-hearted, teenage issues like high school crushes.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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