Vagabonds! / Eloghosa Osunde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osunde, Eloghosa, author.

Contributor:

Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marginality, Social--Nigeria--Fiction.

Marginality, Social.

Sexual minorities--Nigeria--Fiction.

Sexual minorities.

Tramps--Nigeria--Fiction.

Tramps.

Manners and customs.

Nigeria--Social life and customs--Fiction.

Nigeria.

LGBTQ+ people.

Genre:

Fiction.

Magic realist fiction.

Novels.

Gay fiction.

LGBTQ+ fiction

Physical Description:

303 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Riverhead Books, 2022.

Summary:

"In Nigeria, vagabonds are those whose existence is literally outlawed: the poor, the queer, the drivers and dancers, the abused and displaced and vulnerable. Blending unvarnished realism with myth and fantasy, Vagabonds! traces characters for whom life itself is a form of resistance: a driver for a debauched politician; a fashion designer who gives birth to a grown daughter; a lesbian couple; a wife and mother trying to escape from her violent husband. As their lives intertwine--in bustling markets and underground clubs, churches and hotel rooms--they are seized and challenged by spirits who command the city's dark energy. Whether running from danger, meeting with secret lovers, finding their identities, or vanquishing their demons, these characters confront and support one another, before converging one night for the once-in-a-lifetime gathering at the book's conclusion"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Tom Farinholt and Blair Edlow Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Osunde, Eloghosa. Vagabonds!

ISBN:

9780593330029

0593330021

OCLC:

1255524863

Publisher Number:

99989800553