I Do Not Come to You By Chance explained

I Do Not Come to You By Chance
Author:Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Country:Nigeria
Language:English
Genre:Literary Fiction
Publisher:Hachette Books
Media Type:Print (paperback)
Pages:416 pp (first edition)
Isbn:978-1-4013-2311-0
Isbn Note:(first edition)
Oclc:262885023

I Do Not Come to You By Chance is a 2009 novel by Nigerian writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. It is her debut novel, which was published on 1 May 2009 by Hachette Books, an imprint of Perseus Books Group.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Plot summary

I Do Not Come to You By Chance follows Kingsley Ibe, a newly minted engineering graduate from an upstanding middle-class Nigerian family. After a crisis plunges his family into financial distress and unable to find a job, he turns to his uncle Boniface in desperation. Known as Cash Daddy, Boniface is an email scammer and "419" kingpin— named after the 419 section of the Nigerian criminal code—and willingly draws Kingsley into the dark underbelly world of email scamming.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Reception

Film adaptation

The film adaptation was directed by Ishaya Bako and was executively produced by Genevieve Nnaji. It premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Four Questions for Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. Kate. Dunn. 6 September 2018. 15 August 2021. Publishers Weekly.
  2. Web site: Rising Star: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, author. Boyd. Tonkin. Boyd Tonkin. 23 October 2011. 15 August 2021. The Independent.
  3. I DO NOT COME TO YOU BY CHANCE . Kirkus Reviews. 1 April 2009.
  4. Web site: Literature's New Rock Chick, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani – Author of "I Do Not Come to You By Chance". Wana. Udobang. Wana Udobang. 26 July 2010. 15 August 2021. BellaNaija.
  5. News: Book review : I Do Not Come to You By Chance : By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. Times. Reporter. 12 November 2010. 15 August 2021. The New Times | Rwanda.
  6. Web site: I Do Not Come to You By Chance, by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani. Neelanjana. Banerjee. 15 August 2021. Fiction Writers Review.
  7. News: I Do Not Come to You By Chance. Marjorie. Kehe. 2 May 2009. Christian Science Monitor. 15 August 2021.
  8. The Nigerian email scam novel. Peter. Ribic. 4 May 2019. Journal of Postcolonial Writing. 55. 3. 424–436. 10.1080/17449855.2018.1558413. 165694641.
  9. Web site: I Do Not Come to You by Chance. Adaobi Tricia. Nwaubani. 15 August 2009. 152575123.
  10. Email Scams, Nollywood Movies, and the New African Literary Novel: Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani's I Do Not Come to You by Chance in the Post-Global Age. Carmela. Garritano. 2021. Research in African Literatures. 51. 4. 18–35. 10.2979/reseafrilite.51.4.02. 10.2979/reseafrilite.51.4.02. 236779026.
  11. Web site: Marié Heese and Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Win the 2010 Commonwealth Writers Prize - Africa Region Awards. Sunday Times Books LIVE @ Sunday Times Books LIVE. 17 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Previous winners of the Betty Trask Prize and Awards. 21 July 2018. Society of Authors. en-GB. 15 August 2021. 18 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518125852/https://www.societyofauthors.org/Prizes/Fiction/Betty-Trask/Past-winners. dead.
  13. News: Adaobi Nwaubani: Humorous writer, journalist – Daily Newswatch Newspaper. Admin. 28 February 2017. 15 August 2021. Newswatch.
  14. Web site: Lola Shoneyin, Chika Unigwe and Others Shortlisted for 2012 Nigeria Prize for Literature. Sunday Times Books LIVE @ Sunday Times Books LIVE. 17 July 2018.
  15. News: Holiday Guide 2009: Best Books - The Washington Post. WP Critic. Washington Post. 2009. 15 August 2021.
  16. Web site: I Do Not Come to You By Chance: Genevieve Resurfaces At New Movie Premiere In Toronto. 10 September 2023. Arise News. 27 September 2024.
  17. Web site: I Do Not Come to You By Chance movie adaptation thrills audience at AFRIFF. Obinna. Emelike. 13 November 2023. Business Day. 27 September 2024.

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