Teju Cole
Teju Cole is a Nigerian-American writer, photographer, and art historian renowned for his insightful novels and essays. Born in 1975, he gained acclaim with his debut novel "Open City," which explores themes of identity and belonging. Cole's work often weaves together his diverse interests in literature, photography, and art, earning him numerous awards. He contributes to various publications and continues to influence contemporary literature and visual arts.
Book summaries for books written by Teju Cole
Quotes
When you’re in a new city, the past doesn’t matter.
We are more than the stories that we have been told.
The world is strange, and the mind is unpredictable.
We are, each of us, what we have experienced and what has been done to us.
A man who has made his way in the world has no time to concern himself with the scorn of the ignorant.
We are creatures of the mind.
The past, if there is such a thing, is mostly empty space, great expanses of nothing, in which significant persons and events float.
Every history is a palimpsest, a codex, a storybook, a bundle of lies.
Every human life is a history of pain.
Every person’s story is important, even the most humble.
The present is full of possibility.
The mind is a time machine.