Amid a sea of dystopian world literatures haunted by the fractious claims of identity politics, Nuri Does Not Exist is an astonishingly charming collection of linked short stories that engages us with the utterly believable innocence of its Utopian vision. Accompany Nuri from Zanzibar to Canada as he learns how servitude transcends slavery; fealty transcends servitude; and community transcends fealty.
Industry Reviews
"Sadru Jetha's story Nuri Does Not Exist is a sharply intelligent and genuinely moving exploration of identity and displacement."
- Canadian Literature
"Nuri Does Not Exist is about a Zanzibari who becomes a Tanzanian who becomes a Calgarian. Losing and gaining an identity with each shuffle, he has kept safe from evil spirits by secreting his real names. Jetha's piece is exotic, the mindset and idiosyncrasies of his characters completely foreign (at least, to me)."
- Nora Abercrombie
