It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From a disciple of the late Chinua Achebe comes a masterful and universally acclaimed novel that is at once a taut, literary thriller and an indictment of greed’s power to subsume all things, including the sacred. Foreign Gods, Inc., tells the story of Ike, a New York-based Nigerian cab driver who sets out to steal the statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York gallery. Ike's plan is fueled by desperation. Despite a degree in economics from a major American college, his strong accent has barred him from the corporate world. Forced to eke out a living as a...
Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.
This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Foreign Gods, Inc. aloud.
Foreign Gods, Inc. is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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