ArticlesUchechukwu Peter Umezurike
Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is the author of Double Wahala, Double Trouble (2021), Wish Maker (2021), and co-editor of Wreaths for Wayfarers, an anthology of poems (2020).
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FictionNovel set in Nigeria, Canada highlights untold stories of transnational migration
Every year, many Africans leave behind strong ties forged since birth to explore new connections in Canada. Some realize their dreams of stability and prosperity; others fail and yield to despair. Saskatoon-based Nigerian writer Michael Afenfia is familiar with the challenges many immigrants deal with in North America, having emigrated from Nigeria to Canada in 2019. His latest and sixth novel, Leave My Bones in Saskatoon, is about Africans pursuing the Canadian dream.
