On April 16, 2018, Nigerian author Chuma Nwokolo discussed his new book, “The Extinction of Menai,” at an Authors @Alden event hosted by the Ohio University Libraries.
Nwokolo’s book tells the story of fictional Nigerian twins Humphrey and Zanda, descendants of an ethnic group subjected to a deadly pharmaceutical trial. The twins, two survivors in their group who were separated at birth, came to know life on two continents. Humphrey, living in London, grew to be a writer, while Zanda grew to be a journalist in Abuja, Nigeria. The book covers themes of public health crisis and loss of cultural identity, and does so in a beautifully evocative way. (Graphic design by Chance Brinkman-Sull/Ohio University Libraries)