The fixer
visa lottery chronicles
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Author
Contributions
- Batema, Kodjo Nicolas (Visa broker), author - Contributor
- Duke University Press - Contributor
Publication
2019 - , North Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
53,000 words, Guess
Page Count
212 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivefixervisalottery00piot
- ISBN-101478001917
- ISBN-101478003049
- ISBN-139781478001911
- ISBN-139781478003045
and 6 more
- WikidataQ115917165
- Library of Congress Control Number2018047216
- OCLC Control Number1048941265
- Better World Books9781478003045
- Better World Books9781478001911
- Open LibraryOL27263149M
Classifications
- DDC304.8/7306681
- LCCDT16.5 .P49 2019
- LCCDT16.5.P49 2019
Description
In the West African nation of Togo, applying for the U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery is a national obsession, with hundreds of thousands of Togolese entering each year. From the street frenzy of the lottery sign-up period and the scramble to raise money for the embassy interview, to the gamesmanship of those adding spouses and dependents to their dossiers, the application process is complicated, expensive, and unpredictable. In 'The Fixer' Charles Piot follows Kodjo Nicolas Batema, a Togolese visa broker-known as a "fixer"-as he shepherds his clients through the application and interview process. Relaying the experiences of the fixer, his clients, and embassy officials, Piot captures the ever-evolving cat-and-mouse game between the embassy and the hopeful Togolese, as well as the disappointments and successes of lottery winners in the United States. These detailed and compelling stories uniquely illustrate the desire and savviness of migrants as they work to find what they hope will be a better life.
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Series Statement
- A theory in forms book
- Theory in forms
Other Editions
- The fixer: visa lottery chronicles
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