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...moreAbi Daré discusses her debut novel, THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE.
...moreI remember driving a bird mad once.
...moreReveal yourself. Reveal yourself. You cannot be dead. Reveal yourself.
...moreD.M. Aderibigbe discusses his debut poetry collection, HOW THE END FIRST SHOWED.
...moreAlexis Okeowo expounds on Lagos for Granta—where it’s been, where they’re going, and why it’s future, our future, is dependent on its progress.
...moreFor anyone from the global fringe, the flattening expectation created by a cultural stereotype is pervasive and familiar.
...moreSupporters of African LGBT rights were so relieved about Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni’s veto of an anti-gay bill that they were nearly blindsided when Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan’s signed a similar bill into law. The law prompted Binyavanga Wainaina, a prominent Kenyan author who also spends a lot of time in Lagos, Nigeria’s capital, to […]
...moreWhen I’m in the US, I argue with those who think Lagos is too dangerous a place to visit….I’m less defensive about Lagos when I’m actually there. After a few days back home, I begin to accumulate irritations and fears…The city makes everyone tense and grouchy. Teju Cole has an essay in Granta‘s travel issue about […]
...moreThe other week, Juxtapoz photographer Chris Osburn published a bunch of photos from a recent trip to Nigeria, and he’s calling the series Postcards from Lagos. He reports that Lagos is a place where you have to stay alert, lest you get robbed or run over by a motorcycle, but he still managed to take […]
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