July Bookclub Meeting: Looking for Transwonderland by Noo Saro-Wiwa

Noo Saro-Wiwa was brought up in England but spent her childhood summers in Nigeria - a country she considered an unglamorous parallel universe, devoid of all creature comforts. After her father, activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, was murdered there in 1995, Noo rarely returned to the land of her birth. More than a decade later, she decided to come to terms with Nigeria. From the exuberant chaos of Lagos, to the calm beauty of the eastern mountains; the eccentricity of a Nigerian dog show to the empty Transwonderland Amusement Park, Noo combines travelogue with an exploration of corruption, identity and religion. Looking for Transwonderland is the first major non-fiction narrative of modern Nigeria.

Ian Birrell reviews Looking for Transwonderland here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/29/looking-transwonderland-saro-wiwa-review

Saro-Wiwa is interviewed here: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1282324/FULLTEXT01.pdf

Newcastle location TBC. Please bring along £1 to cover Meetup fees.