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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Horror & ghost stories, Short stories
A darkly witty and brilliantly original debut collection of short stories - all set in Lagos, and all with a supernatural edge
The supernatural looms over the grime and sweat of everyday life in Lagos in this dazzling collection of stories from a prize-winning young Nigerian writer.
'You'll find it hard to tear yourself away' Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us
'Each story is a tiny wonder' Kirsty Logan, author of The Unfamiliar
'Marvellously unsettling' Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love
'An astonishing talent' Lauren Groff, author of The Vaster Wilds
The Lagos of these twelve sinister and beguiling stories is multi-faceted, peopled by Pentecostal Christians and exasperated atheists; by tight-knit extended families and struggling single fathers. Here are characters cursed by guilt, bound by the ties of ancestors and community; or enchanted by the allure of mysticism and would-be prophets. There are gossips and party girls - and a schoolboy followed home by a group of tribal masquerades, cloaked in feathers and twinkling beads. Yes, his mother has warned him not to bring strangers home, but he is sure she will understand ...
Exploring the dark borders between psychology and superstition, these feverishly imaginative stories of trauma, betrayal, terror and love lay bare the forces of myth, tradition, gender, sexuality and modernity in Nigerian society. Powered by a deep empathy, and glinting with humour and insight, they announce a major new literary talent.
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