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Sand, Sun and Surprises : A Nigerian Expatriate in the Middle East : A Memoir

Author :  E S Akpata

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Country
Nigeria
Publisher
Narrative Landscape Press, Nigeria
ISBN 9789785610710
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2018
Bib. Info xvi, 316p. Includes Index
Product Weight 550 gms.
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Part travelogue, part insightful memoir, Sand, Sun and Surprises memorialises the decades that Prof ES Akpata spent living and working as a Nigerian expatriate in oil-rich Middle East. A top scholar in the field of dental surgery, he leaves Nigeria during the recession of the 1980s to take up, initially, a temporary job in the region, but ends up spending twenty-three years of academic activities in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.Sand, Sun and Surprises demystifies the culture of the Arab world; it is a fascinating take, filled with moments of humour--like the one time when he thinks his car is stolen in Kuwait, and after searching for hours, finds it in the same spot he left it. The author describes a region transformed from harsh desert conditions to gleaming cities made of glass and steel, elegant buildings, and five-star hotels and restaurants; changes that seemed to have occurred in an instant.This is a practical book for those who wish to understand the Middle East or visit the region for work or leisure.

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