Open City
- ISBN-10
- 0571279430
- ISBN-13
- 9780571279432
- Series
- Open City
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-02-01
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Author
- Teju Cole
Description
A haunting novel about national identity, race, liberty, loss, dislocation, and surrender, Cole's "Open City" seethes with intelligence. Written in a clear, rhythmic voice that lingers, this is a mature, profound work by an important new author who has much to say about the country and the world.
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