Oyibos
Memoirs of Culture Shock
A vivid account of a West African émigré’s half-century journey through Nigeria, England and America—and the unforeseen circumstances that reshape a life.
Oyibos offers a vivid and fascinating glimpse into the modern-day life of a West African emigrant who embarks on an extraordinary half-century journey to England and America.
Gus Udo’s family escaped an impending civil war in Nigeria, and he grew up in London in the late 1960s and 1970s before attending Harvard College and the London School of Economics and Political Science, followed by a stint on Wall Street.
The result is an intelligent, at times poignant and ultimately inspiring account of how unforeseen circumstances can change lives dramatically—a book described by Pia Eskelinen as one that will make you “cry, laugh, think, and wonder.”