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Jaguar

A Story of Africans in America

Autor: Paul Stoller
Limbă: engleză
Legare: Copertă tare
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Disponibilitate: În depozitul extern în cantități mici
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566.94 lei
Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an...

Informații despre carte

Autor
Paul Stoller
Limbă
engleză
Legare
Carte - Copertă tare
Publicat
2000
Pagini
222
EAN
9780226775272
Enbook ID
04549750
Editura
University of Chicago Press
Greutate
660
Dimensiuni
154 x 278 x 22

Descriere completă

Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar"--a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. This dynamic world, largely invisible to mainstream culture, is the backdrop of this timely novel. Faced with economic hardship in Africa, Issa has left his home in Niger and his new wife, Khadija, to seek his fortune in America. Devout Muslims, the couple has entered into a "modern" marriage: Khadija is permitted to run her own business, and Issa has agreed not to take additional wives. Issa quickly adapts to his new surroundings, however, and soon attracts several girlfriends. Aided by a network of immigrants, he easily slips through gaps in the "system" and extends his stay in America indefinitely. Following a circuit of African-American cultural festivals across America, he marvels at African-Americans' attitudes toward Africa, and wonders if he'll ever return to Niger. Meanwhile, Khadija also struggles to make it--to become a "Jaguar"--as she combats loneliness, hostile in-laws, and a traditional, male-dominated society. The eventual success of her dry goods shop and her growing affection for a helpful Arab merchant make her wonder if she'll ever join Issa in America. Drawing on his own decades of experience among Africans both in Niger and in New York, Paul Stoller offers enormous insight into the complexities of contemporary Africa. Alive with detail, Jaguar is a story of triumph and disappointment, of dislocation and longing, and of life lived in a world that no longer recognizes boundaries.

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