New Book Release: Vagabonds by Eloghosa Osunde

Vagabonds Novel

Eko, the spirit of Lagos, and his loyal minion Tatafo weave trouble through the streets of Lagos and through the lives of the vagabonds powering modern Nigeria: the queer, the displaced and the footloose. 

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With Tatafo as our guide we meet these people in the shadows. Among them are a driver for a debauched politician; a lesbian couple whose tender relationship sheds unexpected light on their experience with underground sex work. 

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As their lives begin to intertwine in markets and underground clubs, in churches and hotel rooms, the vagabonds are seized and challenged by the spirits who command the city. A force is drawing them together but for what purpose? 

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Vagabonds tackles the insidious nature of Nigerian capitalism,corruption and oppression, and offers a defiant, joyous and inventive tribute to all those for whom life itself is a form of resistance.