{"product_id":"the-strangers-of-braamfontein-paperback","title":"The Strangers of Braamfontein - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOnyeka Nwelue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Johannesburg, South Africa, two strangers, both of them from other countries, struggle to fulfill the dreams that urged them to leave home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Osas puts what little he has into ascertaining the papers that will permit him to enter South Africa from his homeland of Nigeria, only to learn that life has dealt him another harsh blow. With no other prospects, he befriends a fellow countryman, a known criminal. Chamai, a Canadina-Zimbabwean has come to South Africa to further his education, but when his financial resources dry up, he turns to sex work to make enough money to eat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e The Strangers of Braamfontein\u003c\/i\u003e, Onyeka Nwelue pits the aspirations of those always striving for more against the realities of the immigrant experience.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnyeka Nwelue\u003c\/b\u003e is a current Academic Visitor at the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. He is a filmmaker, publisher, and author whose \u003ci\u003eHip-Hop is Only for Children \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Creative Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the 2015 Nigerian Writers' Awards. He adapted his novella\u003ci\u003e Island of Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e into an Igbo-language film, \u003ci\u003eAgwaetiti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eObiụtọ\u003c\/i\u003e, which won Best Feature Film by a Director at the 2018 Newark International Film Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392176505010,"sku":"9789533514000","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/ea94966802eb87495d116bd31a5e6607.webp?v=1777957241","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-strangers-of-braamfontein-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}