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New York My Village 2021
New York My Village is a 2021 satirical novel written by Nigerian author Uwem Akpan. The story follows Ekong Udousoro, a Nigerian editor from the minority Annang people, who moves to New York City after winning a publishing fellowship. Udousoro is compiling an anthology of narratives about the Nigerian Civil War, focusing on ethnic minorities affected by the conflict. His work on the anthology reflects his personal struggles with discrimination as an African immigrant in America, even within supposedly anti-racist environments. The novel critiques racial bias in the publishing industry and was described as a satire of these issues. It was shortlisted for the Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature by the Association of Nigerian Authors in 2022 and longlisted for the 2025 Nigeria Prize for Literature.
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- W. W. Norton & Company
