{"product_id":"foreign-gods-inc-9781616954581","title":"Foreign Gods, Inc.","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a disciple of the late Chinua Achebe comes a masterful and universally acclaimed novel that is at once a taut, literary thriller and an indictment of greed's power to subsume all things, including the sacred.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeign Gods, Inc., \u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver who sets out to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York gallery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIke's plan is fueled by desperation. Despite a degree in economics from a major American college, his strong accent has barred him from the corporate world. Forced to eke out a living as a cab driver, he is unable to manage the emotional and material needs of a temperamental African American bride and a widowed mother demanding financial support. When he turns to gambling, his mounting losses compound his woes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd so he travels back to Nigeria to steal the statue, where he has to deal with old friends, family, and a mounting conflict between those in the village who worship the deity, and those who practice Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA meditation on the dreams, promises and frustrations of the immigrant life in America; the nature and impact of religious conflicts; an examination of the ways in which modern culture creates or heightens infatuation with the \"exotic,\" including the desire to own strange objects and hanker after ineffable illusions; and an exploration of the shifting nature of memory, \u003ci\u003eForeign Gods\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant work of fiction that illuminates our globally interconnected world like no other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soho Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616954581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/14\/2015 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Okey Ndibe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43291196194997,"sku":"9781616954581","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b212efb4-3cd1-4970-8e62-2e7fb692feff.jpg?v=1700541946","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/foreign-gods-inc-9781616954581","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}