Adewale Maja-Pearce

Born in London and raised in Lagos, where he lives today, Adewale Maja-Pearce is one of Nigeria's leading public intellectuals. He is the author of two memoirs, In My Father's Country: A Nigerian Journey and The House My Father Built along with numerous other books. His writing regularly appears in the New York Times , the London Review of Books , and the Times Literary Supplement .

Born in London and raised in Lagos, where he lives today, Adewale Maja-Pearce is one of Nigeria's leading public intellectuals. He is the author of two memoirs, In My Father's Country: A Nigerian Journey and The House My Father Built along with numerous other books. His writing regularly appears in the New York Times , the London Review of Books , and the Times Literary Supplement . See less