{"product_id":"japa-and-other-stories-9780820367279","title":"Japa and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese eight brutally beautiful stories are struck full of fragmented dreams, with highly developed thieves, misadventurers, and displaced characters all heaving through a human struggle to anchor themselves in a new home or sometimes a new reality. This book is about young Nigerian immigrants who bilocate, trek through the desert, become temporary Mormons, sneak through Russia, and yearn for new life in strange new territories that force them to confront what it means to search for a connection far from home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapa and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e came out of a struggle Iheoma Nwachukwu faced when trying to orient himself in the United States of 2017 to 2021, when attitudes toward immigrants suddenly shifted. The Japa characters explored in this book are immigrants who have no plans to return to their home country--for voluntary reasons--although they retain a strong connection to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820367279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Iheoma Nwachukwu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589951778997,"sku":"9780820367279","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8d8a9172-7c15-410f-a894-3106a0e3ec23.jpg?v=1724734293","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/japa-and-other-stories-9780820367279","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}