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\u003cdiv\u003e1993. Houston. Dr. Wale Olufunmi, lunar rock geologist, has a life most Nigerian immigrants would kill for, but then most Nigerians aren\u0026#8217;t Wale\u0026#151;a great scientific mind in exile with galactic ambitions. Then comes an outlandish order: steal a piece of the moon. With both personal and national glory at stake, Wale manages to pull off the near impossible, setting out on a journey back to Nigeria that leads anywhere but home. Compelled by Wale\u0026#8217;s impulsive act, Nigerians traces arcs in time and space from Houston to Stockholm, from Cape Town to Bulawayo, picking up on the intersecting lives of a South African abalone smuggler, a freedom fighter\u0026#8217;s young daughter, and Wale\u0026#8217;s own ambitious son. Deji Olukotun\u0026#8217;s debut novel defies categorization\u0026#151;a story of international intrigue that tackles deeper questions about exile, identity, and the need to answer an elusive question: what exactly is brain gain?\u003c/div\u003e |
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