Author Noo Saro-Wiwa’s Personal Journey Writing ‘Looking for Transwonderland’
Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria
Noo Saro-Wiwa is the daughter of slain Nigerian writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. She tells host Marco Werman about her difficult journey to bury her father’s bones in his homeland, a trip that inspired her new book, “Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria.”
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