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Obama's half-brother writes semi-fiction book about abusive dad

U.S. President Barack Obama’s China-residing half-brother, Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo, has now launched his first novel, “Nairobi to Shenzhen.” in Guangdong province. The book is “semi-autobiographial” and about his life... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Thu, Nov 05 2009

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