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What Napoleon Could Not Do: A Novel

byDK Nnuro

DK Nnuro's novel follows siblings Belinda and Jacob, whose paths between Ghana and the United States expose different meanings of success, duty, and belonging. Belinda builds a life shaped by ambition and migration, while Jacob confronts disappointment, family expectation, and the distance between imagined America and lived reality. Their relationships carry histories of colonialism, race, class, and the desire to move freely across borders. The title evokes both literal and emotional conquest, asking what achievement costs and whether family members separated by opportunity can understand the choices each has made.

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780593420348