An anthology of noir stories set in the tumultuous metropolis, Lagos. Edited by Chris Abani, this collection brings together brand new stories from some of Nigeria’s best loved writers. From the introduction by Chris Abani:
The thirteen stories that comprise this volume stretch the boundaries of "noir" fiction, but each one of them fully captures the essence of noir, the unsettled darkness that continues to lurk in the city's streets, alleys, and waterways...Together, these stories create an unchartered path through the center of Lagos and out to its peripheries, revealing so much more truth at the heart of this tremendous city than any guidebook, TV show, film, or book you are likely to find.
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An anthology of noir stories set in the tumultuous metropolis, Lagos. Edited by Chris Abani, this collection brings together brand new stories from some of Nigeria’s best loved writers.
Introduction
PART
I: COPS & ROBBERS
What They Did That
Night
Heaven’s Gate
Showlogo
Just Ignore and
Try to Endure
PART
II: IN A FAMILY WAY
The Swimming Pool
What Are You Going
To Do?
For Baby, For
Three
Eden
Joy
PART
III: ARRIVALS & DEPARTURES
Choir Boy
The Walking Stick
Uncle Sam International
Airport
Killer Ape
About the
Contributors
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The African megalopolis of Lagos,
Nigeria, makes a perfect setting for mystery stories with a noir bent. Urban
anonymity and alienation are key to noir, as are femmes fatales, con men, heist
crews, crooked cops, and naïve newcomers from the sticks. The sights,
sounds, and equatorial heat of the big city heighten the tensions inherent in
tales of robbery, murder, and other desperate acts. Crime is no respecter of
class either, with stories set in the wealthiest, gated enclaves and the
poorest of the poor shantytowns. The smell of local street food cooking over
fires on every street corner is omnipresent… With its breadth of
contributors, this latest volume in the publisher’s city noir series will satisfy
both the fan of contemporary African fiction and the newcomer interested in
discovering some new voices. — Dan Forrest, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs.,
Bowling Green
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781911115731
Publisert
2018-10-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Cassava Republic Press
Høyde
208 mm
Bredde
132 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224
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