Vagabonds!: A Novel | 
‘People who know loss know this : there‘s nothing harder to let go of than an already-gone thing‘
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‘People who know loss know this : there‘s nothing harder to let go of than an already-gone thing‘
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A playlist of all episodes in the Bite-sized Book Chat series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU-61cZp1pQdBH5V0Zb9q-2ujl4PY8nhf
Chat #1: with Nnaemeka from Nigeria
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Vagabonds! by Eloghosa Osunde
Miracles like this happened all the time: people getting up from their wheelchairs and breaking into a run; people opening their eyes for the first time in their lives and telling you the color of anything. Even comedians joked about it, but it never occurred to people to second-guess, to think of it as an industry, a second Nollywood growing.
"I hope it's good where you are. Quiet. I hope no one makes you sing hosanna non stop in a white gown, or I'll have to come fight them-I know how much you hate wearing white, and more than anything, how much you can't even stand congregations. I imagine you'd only ever accept that invitation if they let you make your own outfit, stay quiet and read books all day in your mansion."
?Does your vision of an afterlife include books?
This time she met Ejiro, a fifty-year-old physics lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She was in a small canteen called Iya Perempe, eating nkwobi, when he walked in and found her sitting alone listening to music on her Walkman. Toju was wearing red lipstick, which remained largely unperturbed even as she dealt with the meat. He hesitated by the door, scanning the room, then took a few steps in her direction. "Mind if I join you?"
I have never been to Lagos, but this reads like a love letter to the city and those who don‘t quite belong by some peoples standards. The outlawed, misfits, queers, kinky folks, demons, and gods. These are intertwining stories of the city through their eyes and experiences through class, sexuality, and truths/lies. It‘s definitely worth your time.
pickA novel consisting of linked stories that highlight the vagabonds aka the queers, misfits, outsiders, have-nots, closeted & lost souls of Lagos. It's chaotic, colourful, violent, spirited, tender & kinky. It depicts people from all backgrounds & classes as well as figures from the spiritual realm. I liked the magical realism stories best & I got a real sense of Lagos, a city that feeds on vagabonds at the same time as it needs them to survive. 👇
Lilacs & lupins from today's walk. Tagged my new audiobook.
Some of the best quotes at the beginning of a book I‘ve seen in a minute.
