{"product_id":"9780008498054","title":"Vagabonds!: A thrilling new debut novel about the spirits and people of Lagos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Gasp in wonder’ Marlon James, author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Leopard, Red Wolf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Electrifying’ Irenosen Okojie, author of \u003cem\u003eNudibranch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Gasp-inducing’ \u003cem\u003eAnOther \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Joyous, defiant’ Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of \u003cem\u003eOpen Water\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Visionary’ \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVAGABONDS!\u003c\/em\u003e is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eLagos is a city for all . . . you share this place with flesh and not-flesh, and it’s just as much their city as it is yours.\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÈkó, the spirit of Lagos, and his loyal minion Tatafo weave trouble through the streets of Lagos and through the lives of the ‘vagabonds’ powering modern Nigeria: the queer, the displaced and the footloose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Tatafo as our guide we meet these people in the shadows. Among them are a driver for a debauched politician; a lesbian couple whose tender relationship sheds unexpected light on their experience with underground sex work; a mother who attends a secret spiritual gathering that shifts her reality. As their lives begin to intertwine―in markets and underground clubs, in churches and hotel rooms―the vagabonds are seized and challenged by the spirits who command the city. A force is drawing them all together, but for what purpose?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her debut novel \u003cem\u003eVAGABONDS!\u003c\/em\u003e, Eloghosa Osunde tackles the insidious nature of Nigerian capitalism, corruption and oppression, and offers a defiant, joyous and inventive tribute to all those for whom life itself is a form of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Every year promises the birth of the next literary superstar… \u003cem\u003eVAGABONDS!\u003c\/em\u003e is an exceptional debut’ \u003cem\u003ei-D\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Dazzling, haunting, angular and funny’ \u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘If you read one debut novel … this should be it’ \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Gasp-inducing … captures the lives of outsiders with spirit and tenderness’ \u003cem\u003eAnOther \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘There is nothing in the world like this book’ Lesley Nneka Arimah, author of \u003cem\u003eWhat It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOsunde's VAGABONDS! is a top-notch fiction that beautifully captures the cultural heritage of Lagos. The narrative, filled with tales and legends, offers a unique perspective on the city's LGBTQ+ community and their fight against societal constraints.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Akwaeke Emezi (You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty), Yaa Gyasi (Transcendent Kingdom), Caleb Azumah Nelson (Open Water), Damilare Kuku (Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad), and Aiwanose Odafen (Tomorrow I Become a Woman).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eloghosa Osunde, Read by Eloghosa Osunde","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889033334933,"sku":"9780008498054","price":35.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008498054.jpg?v=1776888422","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008498054","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}