{"product_id":"9781616954581","title":"Foreign Gods, Inc.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a disciple of the late Chinua Achebe comes a masterful and universally acclaimed novel that is at once a taut, literary thriller and an indictment of greed’s power to subsume all things, including the sacred.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeign Gods, Inc.,\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver who sets out to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York gallery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIke's plan is fueled by desperation. Despite a degree in economics from a major American college, his strong accent has barred him from the corporate world. Forced to eke out a living as a cab driver, he is unable to manage the emotional and material needs of a temperamental African American bride and a widowed mother demanding financial support. When he turns to gambling, his mounting losses compound his woes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so he travels back to Nigeria to steal the statue, where he has to deal with old friends, family, and a mounting conflict between those in the village who worship the deity, and those who practice Christianity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meditation on the dreams, promises and frustrations of the immigrant life in America; the nature and impact of religious conflicts; an examination of the ways in which modern culture creates or heightens infatuation with the \"exotic,\" including the desire to own strange objects and hanker after ineffable illusions; and an exploration of the shifting nature of memory, \u003ci\u003eForeign Gods\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant work of fiction that illuminates our globally interconnected world like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soho Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051342020848,"sku":"9781616954581","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616954581_p0.jpg?v=1763855684","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616954581","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}