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Waiting for an angel

Helon Habila

2002 · EN

WAITING FOR AN ANGEL marks the debut of one of Africa's most promising new writers.Lomba is a young journalist living under military regime in Lagos, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. His mind is full of soul music and girls and thenovel he is writing. But his room-mate goes mad and is beaten up by soldiers, his first love is forced to marry a man she doesn't love, and his neighbours are planning a demo which is bound to incite riot and arrests. Lomba can no longer bury his head in the sand. He must write the truth about this reign of terror . . .WAITING FOR AN ANGEL captures the despair, the frenzy and the stubborn hope of a generation daring to speak out against one of the world's most oppressive regimes.

Editions · 5

Paperback
2003 · Penguin
227 pp · EN
9780141010069
Paperback
2003 · W.W. Norton
229 pp · EN
9780393051933
Paperback
2004 · W. W. Norton & Company
236 pp · EN
9780393325119
Paperback
2004 · W. W. Norton & Company
236 pp · EN
9780393325119
Ebook
2009 · Penguin Group UK
EN
9780141954806

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