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social integration | soh-shuh l in-ti-grey-shuhn |
n.
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Friday, December 30, 2016

Event: Chibundu Onuzo Book Launch For 'Welcome To Lagos' | Thursday 12th January 2017

Chibundu Onuzo:
Welcome to Lagos

Join us to celebrate the publication of ‘Welcome to Lagos’, a stunning literary portrayal of modern Nigeria, by writer Chibundu Onuzo.

Award-winning novelist Chibundu Onuzo and friends take you on a musical journey through Lagos to celebrate the publication of her incredible second novel, Welcome to Lagos. Onuzo will be in conversation with Ellah Allfrey, editor, literary critic and former deputy editor of Granta.

Chibundu Onuzo's first novel, The Spider King’s Daughter won a Betty Trask Award; her novel was long-listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize and the Etisalat Prize for Literature, and was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and the Commonwealth Book Prize.
Follow Chibundu: @ChibunduOnuzo

More information about this event on the Southbank Centre website.

When:
Thursday 12th January 2017

Time:
5.30 - 7pm

Admission Cost:
FREE

Where:
Central Bar Foyer
Level 2, Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre

Image Sources: Faber & Faber and Amazon.
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