In this dazzling debut by a singular new talent, the sprawling, swampy, cacophonous city of Lagos, Nigeria, provides the backdrop to the story of Elvis, a teenage Elvis impersonator hoping to make his way out of the ghetto. Broke, beset by floods, and beatings by his alcoholic father, and with no job opportunities in sight, Elvis is tempted by a life of crime. Thus begins his odyssey into the dang...
Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1 edition (February 15, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0374165890
ISBN-13: 978-0374165895
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 608079
Format: PDF Text TXT ebook
reviews:The main character: Elvis tries to make his way in Nigeria. He has been named after an American entertainer who he tries to imitate meanwhile he fights with his father, the failed politician Sunday, and has to cope with his father's new wife comfort....
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