Bibliograph

Blackass, a novel, A. Igoni Barrett

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Blackass, a novel, A. Igoni Barrett

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

Blackass

Responsibility statement

A. Igoni Barrett

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Furo Wariboko, a young Nigerian, awakes the morning before a job interview to find that he's been transformed into a white man. In this condition he plunges into the bustle of Lagos to make his fortune. With his red hair, green eyes, and pale skin, it seems he's been completely changed. Well, almost. There is the matter of his family, his accent, his name. Furo lands his first-ever job, adopts a new name, and soon finds himself evolving in unanticipated ways. This is a fierce comic satire that touches on everything from race to social media while at the same time questioning the values society places on us simply by virtue of the way we look.

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Black-ass

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