{"product_id":"necessary-fiction-9780593851203","title":"Necessary Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eVagabonds!\u003c\/i\u003e an audacious and eye-opening exploration of cross-generational queer life in Nigeria.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat makes a family? How is it defined and by whom? Is freedom for everyone?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, Eloghosa Osunde poses these provocative questions and many more while exploring the paths and dreams, hopes and fears of more than two dozen characters who are staking out lives for themselves in contemporary Nigeria. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Across Lagos, one of Africa's largest urban areas and one of the world's most dynamic cities, Osunde's characters seek out love for self and their chosen partners, even as they risk ruining relationships with parents, spouses, family, and friends. As the novel unfolds, a rolling cast emerges: vibrantly active, stubbornly alive, brazenly flawed. These characters grapple with desire, fear, time, death, and God, forming and breaking unexpected connections; in the process unveiling how they know each other, have loved each other, and had their hearts broken in that pursuit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As they work to establish themselves in the city's lively worlds of art, music, entertainment, and creative commerce, we meet their collective and individual attempts to reckon with the necessary fiction they carry for survival.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eloghosa Osunde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.31w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593851203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2025 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2025 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEloghosa Osunde\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and multidisciplinary artist. Winner of the Museum of the African Diaspora's African Literary Award, the Plimpton Prize for Fiction, and an American Society of Magazine Editors Award for Fiction, they are the author of the critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eVagabonds!\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors Choice and a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. Their writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. They move between Nigeria, Nairobi, New York City, and wherever else their work calls. They can be found online at eloghosaosunde.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Eloghosa Osunde \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47279494725789,"sku":"9780593851203","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_38c1fea9-c35a-46e2-b529-49f5b1cca903.jpg?v=1759871500","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/necessary-fiction-9780593851203","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}