"A haunting novel about identity, dislocation, and history, Teju Cole's Open City is a profound work by an important new author who has much to say about our country and our world. Along the streets of Manhattan, a young Nigerian doctor named Julius wanders, reflecting on his relationships, his recent breakup with his girlfriend, his present, his past. He encounters people from different cultures and classes who will provide insight on his journey' which takes him to Brussels, to the Nigeria of his youth, and into the most unrecognizable facets of his own soul."
"Een jonge Nigeriaans-Amerikaanse psychiater ontmoet tijdens zijn lange wandelingen in Manhattan verschillende mensen, associeert met zijn verleden en roept veel vragen op door zijn scherpe analyses."
"Feeling adrift after ending a relationship, Julius, a young Nigerian doctor living in New York, takes long walks through the city while listening to the stories of fellow immigrants until a shattering truth is revealed."@en
"Feeling adrift after ending a relationship, Julius, a young Nigerian doctor living in New York, takes long walks through the city while listening to the stories of fellow immigrants until a shattering truth is revealed."