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DK Nnuro book reading: "What Napoleon Could Not Do"
Feb 8, 2023
07:00 PM
15 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
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Derek (DK) Nnuro will read from his debut novel, What Napoleon Could Not Do, followed by a conversation with esteemed poet and educator Tameka Cage Conley about the book and its themes.
What Napoleon Could Not Do is a gripping novel in which America is seen through the eyes and ambitions of three characters with ties to Africa.
Derek (DK) Nnuro is a Ghanaian-born writer and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has taught novel writing at the University of Iowa and is currently curator of special projects at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa.
What Napoleon Could Not Do will be available at Prairie Lights on Feb. 7, 2023.
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