Overview
Region
Diaspora
USA
Era
Contemporary
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Two Americans try to give away $32,000 cash to strangers around the world in a week following a friend's death. Though by an American author, this novel portrays African countries with unusual honesty about Western projection.
Literary Significance
Included as a comparative text; demonstrates the Western gaze on Africa that African literature pushes back against