GraceLand

A complicated city built on swamps, where poverty and corruption are rampant, where the army tightly controls both the aboveground and underground worlds, and where human life is cheaper than water: Lagos. Named after Elvis Presley and hoping to become famous like him one day, Elvis's dreams are as bright as the real world he lives in is just as dark: a broken family environment, an alcoholic father, short-term, illegal earnings that seem like the only alternative to unemployment and lack of money… Wandering in the labyrinth of Lagos with his mother's diary who died years ago in his hand and memories of the past in his mind, Elvis struggles with many dilemmas as he searches for a way out for himself as he transitions from childhood to adulthood. All these dilemmas that pit family against individual, tradition against innovation, an honest life against a life mired in crime, rebellion against obedience, in fact reflect the impasse that not only Elvis but the entire Nigerian society finds itself in. Despite the bleak picture it paints, GraceLand is a gripping novel filled with colorful characters, interesting stories, a subtle sense of humor, and Nigerian traditions and music.



Number of Pages: 352

Year of Publication: 2010


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Metis Publishing

Year of First Publication: 2010

Number of Pages: 352

Language: Turkish