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| 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.
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