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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Waiting for an Angelby Helon Habila
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Lomba is a journalist living under military rule in Lagos, Nigeria, the most dangerous city in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and the lyric novel he is writing. But his roommate is brutally attacked by soldiers; his first love is forced to marry a wealthy old man; and his neighbors on Poverty Street are planning a demonstration that is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. Review:"Habila's language is joyous — a celebration of artistic freedom and a stylish two fingers at his previous oppressors." Metrolife Review:"Brilliantly captures the reign of terror in Lagos in the 1990s." Publishing News Review:"Habila's debut is exciting...he is one of the first literary voices to emerge from the newly democratic Nigeria." San Francisco Chronicle Review:"Habila employs a prose whose spirituality recalls Wole Soyinka, Amilcar Cabral and King." Time Out (New York) Review:"In elegant, economical, and often lyrical prose, Habila captures the state of terror under which Nigerians were forced to live." Times (London) Review:"Like an angel, Habila has breathed new life into his world." Village Voice Review:"Tender, funny and compassionate." Doris Lessing About the AuthorHelon Habila is the internationally renowned author of Waiting for an Angel, which won both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Caine Prize for African Writing. He lives in the United Kingdom. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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