Free book download - A Conference in Ennui

Free download link : http://www.lagosliteraryjournal.com/books/ennui.pdf

Author : Rotimi Ogunjobi
No of pages : 384

"A story about Lagos, Nigeria and the people who used to live in it : an unemployed family man struggling to keep life and love together; a crooked policeman with a dark, violent past and an even darker future; a disenchanted youth with a cannabis-drenched philosophy and a diabolic mission; a British fun-seeker who sees a promise of gold underneath all the garbage ; a migrant from the violent, oil-rich swamplands who came to the city seeking succor but alas all he reaps is more pain; an eponymous drifter from the hot, dozy and desert north, who must now aggressively protect his simple soul and subsequently his new bride ,from the madness all around ; a ghost that refused to die. ; and many millions more , perpetually awaiting the manifestation of elusive financial miracles.

An insane romp through the pop music scene of the 70s and 80s featuring the top hits du jours , the ubiquitous mobile Djs Tower of Power Unlimited , Funk Warehouse, Alex Conde ,and gallimaufries of delicious nostalgia.

A primer on Nigeria’s history : the students' uprisings of the 70s ; the end of oil boom years,; the catastrophic re-emergence of military government; subsequent collapse of the productive sectors of the economy, the rise and fall of magic banks; and many other recurring pestilences. Somehow people never learn from history.