Fineboy is a militant from the other side, also weary of the bloodshed and with (highly unrealistic) ambitions to break into radio broadcasting. Isoken is traumatised by her near-rape by militants who might or might not have included Fineboy, and Oma is a wife on the run from her violent husband. suppressing any protest against the destruction of village life or the pollution of waterways and farmland by oil companies. Chike and Yemi are deserters from the army who can’t stomach the massacres of women and children in the name of ‘order’ i.e. The story begins with five misfits who journey together to Lagos. She is currently completing her PhD at King’s College London. Nigerian born Chibundu Onuzo (b.1991) burst into the literary scene with her first novel The Spider King’s Daughterwhich was nominated for a swag of awards including the Dylan Thomas Prize, the Commonwealth Book Prize and the Etisalat Prize for Literature.
Welcome to Lagos explores the same themes but is a bit more nuanced in its portrayal of corruption.
I’ve read nine novels from Nigeria since starting this blog, and it’s safe to say that most of them feature the corruption and incompetence of Nigerian government, the slums of the city contrasted with a simpler rural life and the conflict between imported faiths and the residual belief in the spirit world.
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