Teju Cole, Random, $25 (272p) ISBN 978-1-4000-6809-8
Possibly the only negative thing to say about Cole's intelligent and panoramic first novel is that it is a more generous account of the recent past than the era deserves. America's standing in the world is never far from the restless thoughts of...
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Teju Cole. Random House, $23 (162p) ISBN 978-0-8129-9578-7
Novelist Cole's Open City brought him international attention, but this novel, first published in Nigeria and now currently being republished in the U.S. and the U.K., was actually his first. Set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, the novel follows a...
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Teju Cole. Random House, $16 trade paper (400p) ISBN 978-0-8129-8978-6
Three experiences structure this first nonfiction collection from novelist Cole (Every Day Is for the Thief). The first section, “Reading Things,” offers appreciations of writers, among them Tomas Tranströmer, Sonali Deraniyagala, André Aciman, Ivan
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Teju Cole. Univ. of Chicago, $22.50 (288p) ISBN 978-0-226-64135-5
In this erudite collection of observations written over the past three years, art historian Cole (Known and Strange Things) meditates on art, identity, politics, and literature to decipher “the fractured moment in our history.” The title (a...
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Teju Cole. Random House, $28 (256p) ISBN 978-0-8129-9711-8
Critic and novelist Cole (Open City) explores such philosophical questions as, “How is one to live without owning others? Who is this world for?” in his remarkable and experimental latest. It begins like autofiction; a 40-something photographer and...
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Teju Cole. Random House, $40 (352p) ISBN 978-0-399-59107-5
In this collection of photos, cultural critic Cole (Known and Strange Things) explores the construct and limitations of human perception using snapshots from his travels paired with his written interpretations. He transports readers around the world
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