{"product_id":"radio-sunrise-9781914344138","title":"Radio Sunrise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the McKitterick Prize 2018.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Never cover an assignment without collecting a brown envelope\u003c\/em\u003e,\" Boniface had said. \"\u003cem\u003eIt is a real life saver for all journalists in this country\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIfiok, a young journalist working for the government radio station in Lagos, Nigeria, always aspires to do the right thing, but the odds seem to be stacked against him. Government pressures cause the funding to his radio drama to get cut off, his girlfriend leaves him when she discovers he is having an affair with an intern, and kidnappings and militancy are on the rise in the country. When Ifiok travels to his hometown to do a documentary on some ex-militants' apparent redemption, a tragi-comic series of events will make him realise he is unable to swim against the tide of corruption.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on the legacy of the great African satirist tradition of Ngugi Wa Thiongo and Ayi Kwei Armah, \u003ci\u003eRadio Sunrise \u003c\/i\u003epaints a sharp-tongued portrait of (post) post-colonial Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11960326\"\u003eAnietie Isong\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacaranda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914344138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914344138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC052000\"\u003eSatire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC049000\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANIETIE ISONG has worked as a journalist, speechwriter and public relations manager in the UK and abroad. His writing has received some awards, including a Commonwealth Short Story Award and the Remember Oluwale Writing Prize. \u003cbr\u003eAnietie holds an MA in Communications from the University of Leicester, and completed a PhD in New Media and Writing at De Montfort University, Leicester.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jacaranda Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44701898637549,"sku":"9781914344138","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b28041a1-c549-445f-9078-67c8fd8fa2c5.jpg?v=1703879091","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/radio-sunrise-9781914344138","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}