To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa's most populous nation through words or images.
Yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view, and in his essay, Helon Habils recounts the memory of his first visit to Lagos, a rite of passage that exposed him to a part of Nigeria as yet unseen, and which for him, brought the country alive.
Powerful, lyrical and entirely unforgettable, the essays from OF THIS OUR COUNTRY weave together a living portrait of Nigeria, one that is as beautiful as it is complex.
- ISBN13 9780008512774
- Publish Date 30 September 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint The Borough Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 16
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk