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Teju Cole
The new novel from the author of the celebrated Open City - a powerful and masterful exploration of what makes a meaningful life in a world of violence and wonder.
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A novel about national identity, race, liberty, loss and surrender. It follows a young Nigerian doctor as he wanders aimlessly along the streets of Manhattan.
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An "extraordinary, ambitious" (The Times UK) novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world-from the award-winning author of Open City
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Bringing together a sequence of disquieting photographs with a dozen original short stories, Pharmakon is a surprising new work from the singular mind of Teju Cole (Open City, Fernweh, Tremor).
Brilliant essays from the acclaimed New Yorker writer and novelist.
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A wide-ranging collection of essays from a celebrated master of the form.
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Baldwin's life and legacy as remembered by a pantheon of artists and writers: from Jamaica Kincaid and Barry Jenkins to Richard Avedon and Alice Neel
When author James Baldwin died…
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Originally published in Nigeria by Cassava Republic Press in 2007 in different form and subsequently published in hardcover in the United States by Random House, an imprint of Random House…
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A young man returns to Nigeria after fifteen years in New York. The country of his childhood has changed: it has found fast-food restaurants, email cafes, contempt for authority and…
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From the award-winning author of Open City, an innovative photographic project that explores how we see the world.
A haunting novel about national identity, race, liberty, loss, dislocation, and surrender, Cole’s Open City seethes with intelligence. Written in a clear, rhythmic voice that lingers, this is a mature…
Consists of various essays some previously published in various journals and periodicals on art, literature, and politics.
Sheikh Fazal,Cole Teju
For more than 25 years Fazal Sheikh has highlighted the plight of displaced people and refugees around the world. He has photographed people driven from their homes by war as…
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Hal Foster,Teju Cole
In History of Painting, the artist has widened his scope to include both figurative and nonfigurative works that deal explicitly with art history, race, and gender, as well as force…
Richard Renaldi,Teju Cole
Since 2007, the author has been working on a series of photographs that involve approaching and asking complete strangers to physically interact while posing together for a portrait. This book…
Stephen Miller
Walking New York is an idiosyncratic guide to New York-a study of twelve American writers who walked in New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction…
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An exhibition accompanying this book will be on view September-November 2022 at the Art Museum, University of Toronto and at The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver in Spring 2023 –Colophon.
The world of tomorrow is shaped by emerging design and technology of today. Bringing together a range of objects either newly released or in development, ‘The Future Starts Here’ begins…
Contemporary artists and writers from Jennie C. Jones to Teju Cole consider Agnes Martin’s influence and legacy
This is a reenvisioned, fresh look at Agnes Martin, the enigmatic, influential, highly…
Dayanita Singh is the winner of the 2022 Hasselblad Award.
With this book, the internationally celebrated artist Dayanita Singh returns to her artistic beginnings. In the catalogue for the first…
J.M. Coetzee,William Sutcliffe,Michael Ondaatje
Writers from Richard Ford to Alice Walker, Michael Ondaatje to Claire Messud share their thoughts on one of the most vital gatherings of writers, readers, and activists in the world.
Emmanuel Iduma
An evocative and mesmerising account of travels across different African cities, showcasing the generosity of strangers, the power of language and translation, accentuated by a curated selection of captivating photographs.
