Williamsburg Regional Library

Welcome to Lagos, by Chibundu Onuzo

Label
Welcome to Lagos, by Chibundu Onuzo
Language
eng
Form of composition
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Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Main title
Welcome to Lagos
Medium
sound recording
Music parts
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Oclc number
1042807879
Responsibility statement
by Chibundu Onuzo
Summary
"When the army officer Chike Ameobi is ordered to kill innocent civilians, he knows it is time to desert his post. As he travels toward Lagos with Yemi, his junior officer, and into the heart of a political scandel involving Nigeria's education minister, Chike becomes the leader of a new platoon, a band of runaways who share his desire for a different kind of life. Among them are Fineboy, a fighter with a rebel group, desperate to pursue his dream of becoming a radio DJ; Isoken, a sixteen-year-old girl whose father is thought to have been killed by rebels; and the beautiful Oma, escaping a wealthy, abusive husband. Welcome to Lagos is a high-spirited novel about aspirations and escape, innocence and corruption. Full of humor and heart, it offers a provocative portrait of contemporary Nigeria that marks the arrival in the United States of an extraordinary young writer."--Jacket
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
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