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Teju Cole

Teju Cole was born in the United States and raised in Nigeria.

Nigerian-American author Teju Cole wants us to rethink what it means to travel

Books

Cole uses text and photography to find connections that might easily be overlooked in 25 locales around the world.

Teju Cole was born in the United States and raised in Nigeria.

Teju Cole considers why racism is not someone calling him the ‘N’ word

Arts
Every Day is For the Thief includes photos by the author, Teju Cole.

This book by Teju Cole may just help you understand what drives Nigeria’s corruption

Arts, Culture & Media
Every Day is For the Thief includes photos by the author, Teju Cole.

This book by Teju Cole may just help you understand what drives Nigeria’s corruption

Arts, Culture & Media

Books Not Bombs or How About Tweets?

Arts, Culture & Media
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Author Teju Cole: Twitter Strike on Drones

Thursday, Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nigerian-American author Teju Cole, about a series of literary-inspired short stories about drones that Cole posted recently on Twitter. Here, Cole reads some of his tweets.

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