Looking for Bono

A sparkling satire on international aid and celebrity, Looking for Bono charts Baba's accidental quest to bring water to his Nigerian community by trying to secure the help of international humanitarian and rockstar, Bono, launching him into a world of high stakes foreign aid dealings and competing interests.

Info autore

Abidemi Sanusi

Riassunto

A sparkling satire on international aid and celebrity, Looking for Bono charts Baba's accidental quest to bring water to his Nigerian community by trying to secure the help of international humanitarian and rockstar, Bono, launching him into a world of high stakes foreign aid dealings and competing interests.

Prefazione

A sparkling satire on international aid and celebrity, Looking for Bono charts Baba's accidental quest to bring water to his Nigerian community by trying to secure the help of international humanitarian and rockstar, Bono, launching him into a world of high stakes foreign aid dealings and competing interests.

Testo aggiuntivo

Looking for Bono may seem like a novel full of hijinks: there's a scene involving a domestic helper which is straight out of a Carry On film... However it goes much deeper. Other than the theme of media manipulation, the book also focuses on abuse, corruption and social class.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Abidemi Sanusi
• Editore: Jacaranda Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.10.2020
• EAN: 9781913090227
• ISBN: 978-1-913090-22-7
• Pagine: 344
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Serie: Stephanie Plum; Twenty in 2020
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family, HUMOR / Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, HUMOR / Topic / Internet & Social Media, International Relations, HUMOR / Topic / Politics, HUMOR / Topic / Men, Women & Relationships, Humorous fiction, Aid & relief programmes, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Hiv / Aids: Social Aspects, HIV / AIDS, Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases, Aid and relief programmes