Welcome to Lagos
2017 Faber & Faber edition
AuthorChibundu Onuzo
CountryNigeria
LanguageEnglish
GenreLiterary Fiction, Romance
Set inLagos, Nigeria
PublisherCatapult & Co.
Faber & Faber
Publication date
May 1, 2016
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages304 pp (first edition)
ISBN978-1-936787-80-7 (first edition)
OCLC993037824

Welcome to Lagos is a 2016 novel written by Nigeria writer Chibundu Onuzo. It was first published on May 1, 2016, by Catapult & Co., an imprint of Black Balloon Publishing.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Plot summary

The novel follows Chike Ameobi; a Nigerian soldier who opted to retire rather than killing innocent civilians; Yemi; a private and junior to Chike Ameobi who admires Ameobi's uprightness and also decides to quit with him. On their way, they met Oma; who called her marriage quit due to abuse; Isoken; a sixteen-year-old girl who managed to escape from the hands of the rebel fighters; FineBoy; an ex-militant, who ran away from militancy to chase his dream as a radio presenter. The novel describes the daily struggle of the common man in Lagos; the mischievousness and flamboyance of corrupt politicians and the need to survive.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Gyarkye, Lovia (August 2, 2018). "Going AWOL in Africa's Largest City". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo". Catapult.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Lagos". May 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ Habila, Helon (January 18, 2017). "Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo review – high hopes, big city". the Guardian.
  5. ↑ "WELCOME TO LAGOS | Kirkus Reviews" – via www.kirkusreviews.com.
  6. ↑ "Lagos, where anything can happen". The Economist. January 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Welcome to Lagos by Chibundu Onuzo". December 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "BBC Two - Welcome to Lagos - Episode guide". BBC.
  9. ↑ Garrett, Yvonne C. (September 4, 2018). "Welcome to Lagos". The Brooklyn Rail.
  10. ↑ "Review: 'Welcome to Lagos,' by Chibundu Onuzo". Star Tribune.
  11. ↑ Wilbanks, Jessica (May 14, 2018). "Chibundu Onuzo and the story of Lagos". Houston Chronicle.
  12. ↑ Iversen, Kristin (21 May 2018). "Author Chibundu Onuzo Explains What Inspired Her To Write About Her Home Country". Nylon.
  13. ↑ "Briefly Noted Book Reviews". The New Yorker. June 25, 2018.


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