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Foreign Gods, Inc.
AuthorOkey Ndibe
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherSoho Press
Publication date
October 07, 2014
Publication placeNigeria
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages357
ISBN9781616954581
Preceded byArrows of Rain 

Foreign Gods, Inc. is a 2014 novel written by Nigerian author Okey Ndibe.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Plot

Foreign Gods, Inc. is about Ike, a Nigerian who faced some difficulty after traveling to New York and working as a taxi driver. He comes back to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York business man for money.[5]

References

  1. ^ Janet Maslin (December 29, 2013). "Trying to Filch the Blessings of the Idol Rich". New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Ainehi Edoro (January 24, 2014). "Foreign Gods Inc by Okey Ndibe - book review". The Guardian. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigeria's Okey Ndibe on his novel Foreign Gods Inc". BBC. January 9, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Justin J Stephani (January 20, 2014). "Review: Foreign Gods Inc., by Okey Ndibe". Electric Literature. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Hector Tobar (January 12, 2014). "Flirting with disaster and deities in 'Foreign Gods Inc.'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Premium Times (January 21, 2014). "Okey Ndibe's Foreign Gods, Inc.: Of moral absolutism and fallen gods, By Ikhide R. Ikheloa". Premium Times. Retrieved August 5, 2021.