{"product_id":"what-napoleon-could-not-do-paperback","title":"What Napoleon Could Not Do - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDk Nnuro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the Books Barack Obama Is Reading This Summer \u003cbr\u003e One of \u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2023\u003cbr\u003e One of Goodreads' Buzziest Debut Novels of 2023\u003cbr\u003e One of \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e's 31 Books You Must Read\u003cbr\u003e One of the most anticipated books by \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica is seen through the eyes and ambitions of three characters with ties to Africa in this gripping novel \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When siblings Jacob and Belinda Nti were growing up in Ghana, their goal was simple: to move to America. For them, the United States was both an opportunity and a struggle, a goal and an obstacle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jacob, an awkward computer programmer who still lives with his father, wants a visa so he can move to Virginia to live with his wife--a request that the U.S. government has repeatedly denied. He envies his sister, Belinda, who achieved, as their father put it, \"what Napoleon could not do\" she went to college and law school in the United States and even managed to marry Wilder, a wealthy Black businessman from Texas. Wilder's view of America differs markedly from his wife's, as he's spent his life railing against the racism and marginalization that are part of life for every African American living here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For these three, their desires and ambitions highlight the promise and the disappointment that life in a new country offers. How each character comes to understand this and how each learns from both their dashed hopes and their fulfilled dreams lie at the heart of what makes \u003ci\u003eWhat Napoleon Could Not Do\u003c\/i\u003e such a compelling, insightful read.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDK Nnuro\u003c\/b\u003e is a Ghanaian-born writer and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has taught novel writing at the University of Iowa and is currently curator of special projects at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 7.97 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759095480608,"sku":"9780593420355","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ac59e16c3d44848ec204968fed60324c.webp?v=1780142378","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/what-napoleon-could-not-do-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}