by Helon Habila · Penguin · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141010069
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In 'Waiting for an Angel', Helon Habila introduces us to Lomba, a young journalist living under military rule in Lagos, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Lomba takes refuge in soul music and girls, while writing his novel. However, the madness of his roommate, the abuses of the soldiers, the forced marriage of his first love and the neighborhood protests force him to face the harsh reality. Lomba decides to write the truth about this reign of terror, capturing the despair, frenzy and hope of a generation that dares to raise its voice against oppression.
Helon Habila Ngalabak is a Nigerian novelist and poet, whose writing has won many prizes, including the Caine Prize in 2001. He worked as a lecturer and journalist in Nigeria before moving in 2002 to England, where he was a Chevening Scholar at the University of East Anglia, and now teaches creative writing at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
