-Gasp in wonder- Marlon James, author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf-Electrifying- Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch-Gasp-inducing- AnOther -Joyous, defiant- Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water-Visionary- GuardianVAGABONDS! is a tumultuous and unexpectedly joyous novel of oppression and defiance among the people and spirits of Lagos.Lagos 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.--, 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.With 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 int
