The Dreamers

The Dreamers is an evocative novel of the promise, expectation, and disappointment of contemporary Nigeria. This topical novel illuminates the descent from a period of immense oil wealth to a cataclysmal insolvency and eventually social torpor under military regimes. The chaotic period, captured within the city of Lagos, is experienced through the eyes of a young engineer seeking to get his life back in track after a sudden financial misfortune. His co-travellers through these tumultuous times are five other memorable characters: a sociopathic policeman with a dark and violent past; a disenchanted teenager with a cannabis-drenched philosophy; a British fun-seeker who sees a promise of gold beneath the dark confusion; a, desperate migrant from the strife-torn oilfields of the Niger Delta; and a disillusioned drifter from the northern desert. Lagos is the city of dreams, but for many their dream would end in a simple defeat and for some it would end in schizophrenia.

Author: Rotimi Ogunjobi

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: November 30, 2019

Number of Pages: 363 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1713383616

ISBN-13: 9781713383611