Little Rot

Akwaeke Emezi''s exhilarating new novel follows five people over the course of a weekend which will brutally upend all of their lives. As Kalu drops Aima at the airport, it marks the end of their four-year relationship. Shattered and broken open, he thinks that''s the last he will see of his ex-girlfriend. But, reeling from the breakup, both Aima and Kalu find themselves drawn back to Lagos: to separate nights of decadence. When Kalu visits an exclusive sex party hosted by his best friend, Ahmed, he makes a decision that will plunge them all into chaos. On the other side of town, Ola and Souraya, fresh off their first-class flight from Kuala Lumpur, are getting ready for their own nights of pleasure, unaware that everything is about to go awry. Pulled into a whirlwind descent through the city''s corrupt and glittering underworld, they''re all looking for a way out, fueled by a desperate need to escape the threat that looms over them.

Product details

• Authors: Akwaeke Emezi
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 14.03.2025
• EAN: 9780571382828
• ISBN: 978-0-571-38282-8
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, Lagos, FICTION / Noir, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Politics