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by Paul Stoller


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Issa Boureima is a young, hip African street vendor who sells knock-off designer bags and hats in an open-air market on 125th street in Harlem. His goal is to become a "Jaguar"--a West African term for a keen entrepreneur able to spot trends and turn a profit in any marketplace. This dynamic world, largely invisible to mainstream culture, is the backdrop of this timely novel. Faced with economic hardship in Africa, Issa has left his home in Niger and his new wife, Khadija, to seek his fortune in America. Devout Muslims, the couple has entered into a "modern" marriage: Khadija is permitted to run her own business, and Issa has agreed not to take additional wives. Issa quickly adapts to his new surroundings, however, and soon attracts several girlfriends. Aided by a network of immigrants, he easily slips through gaps in the "system" and extends his stay in America indefinitely. Following a circuit of African-American cultural festivals across America, he marvels at African-Americans' attitudes toward Africa, and wonders if he'll ever return to Niger. Meanwhile, Khadija also struggles to make it--to become a "Jaguar"--as she combats loneliness, hostile in-laws, and a traditional, male-dominated society. The eventual success of her dry goods shop and her growing affection for a helpful Arab merchant make her wonder if she'll ever join Issa in America. Drawing on his own decades of experience among Africans both in Niger and in New York, Paul Stoller offers enormous insight into the complexities of contemporary Africa. Alive with detail, Jaguar is a story of triumph and disappointment, of dislocation and longing, and of life lived in a world that no longer recognizes boundaries.

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  • Title Jaguar: A Story of Africans in America
  • Author Paul Stoller
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 213
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
  • Date December 15, 1999
  • ISBN 9780226775289 / 0226775283
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.55 x 0.65 in (21.59 x 14.10 x 1.65 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: African
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
    • Locality: New York, N.Y.
  • Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), Songhai (African people)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99035266
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/1999, Page 1523
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/25/1999, Page 48
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