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2004 Longlist

Waiting for an Angel

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

It was a terrible time to be alive, with only three options: exile, complicity or dissent.
Lomba is a young journalist living under military regime in Lagos, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and the novel he is writing. But his room-mate goes mad and is beaten up by soldiers, his first love is forced to marry a man she doesn’t love, and his neighbours are planning a demo which is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. He must write the truth about this reign of terror…

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Helon
Habila

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Nigeria
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

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