Somber City is an evocative novel of the promise, expectation, and disappointment of post-colonial Nigeria. The novel illuminates, through a mix of fact and fiction, a seminal moment in modern history: Nigeria’s fervent passage through a period of immense oil wealth in the 1970s to a sudden descent into a cataclysmal debt trap in the early 1980s. This chaotic period, captured within the city of Lagos, is experienced alongside the protagonist Femi Falashe, a young engineer seeking to get his life back in track after a sudden job loss, as well as five other unforgettable characters:
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781326475208 ● File size 0.7 MB ● Publisher Lulu.com ● City Morrisville ● Country US ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6502002 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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