“This is Lagos”
By Adeojo, Mosunmola
Title: Prodigals in Paradise
Author: Henry Akubuiro
Publisher: Lasmedia
Number of Pages: 197
Year of Publication: 2016
Category: Fiction
In a place where hope is fleeting, dejection and misanthropy reign supreme, resignation to a wretched fate is not an option as a diehard spirit, whether for positive or negative ends must be adopted. This is Lagos where life moves at a fast pace with the innocent, honest and moral being maligned; this is Paradise where the ceremony of innocence is drowned. Prodigals in Paradise gives a panoramic view of the decrepit lives that inhabit slums in the city. Like “Welcome to Lagos”, a BBC documentary which features degradation in dialectical Lagos, Paradise is a city than it is a house as it is home to a variety of characters; vile characters such as Job, Keziah, Junior etc. and ordinary characters such as Akpan, Nicodemus…
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