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Catherine Onyemelukwe

    Memoáre Catherine Onyemelukweovej zachytávajú jej životnú cestu medzi Amerikou a Nigériou, obdobie plné vzrušenia, očakávania a zvedavosti, ktoré ju formovalo. Ako mladá žena v mierových zboroch, ale aj neskôr ako matka, učiteľka a zakladateľka módnej spoločnosti sa ponorila do života v novo nezávislej Nigérii. Jej príbeh je vášnivým rozprávaním o medzikultúrnom porozumení, rodine a nezlomnom putu s komplexnou krajinou, ktorá ju hlboko ovplyvnila. Onyemelukwe sa stala silnou obhajkyňou medzikultúrneho porozumenia a rasovej spravodlivosti a jej písanie odráža celoživotné odhodlanie k týmto hodnotám.

    Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs
    • "Breaking kola, a sign of hospitality, respect and community in Igbo culture, has become a familiar and beloved ceremony for Catherine ... In her intriguing stories about her Nigerian in-laws, other clan members, and her husband in his younger days, she explores this and other customs that create the indissoluble bond that ties people together in an African setting. She contrasts this sense of community to the individualism experienced by people in the West. With her vivid descriptions of Igbo names and religious beliefs, she adds to the readers' understanding of an African society"--Back cover

      Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs