Jaguar: A Story of Africans in America
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999. First Edition, Signed by the author. Octavo, 213 pages, publisher's original color pictorial wraps. Jaguar: A Story of Africans in America is Paul Stoller’s novel of migration, ambition, family, and cultural adaptation, centered on Issa Boureima, a young man from Niger who travels to the United States in hopes of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Drawing upon Stoller’s extensive anthropological work in West Africa and among African immigrant communities in New York, the book offers a vivid portrayal of commerce, marriage, religion, displacement, and the challenges of building a life between two cultures. In near fine condition. Item #502
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