{"product_id":"necessary-fiction-paperback-2","title":"Necessary Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEloghosa Osunde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I want to take the fact that I'm here seriously, because it's serious. That lesson is so much harder than I thought.\" - from \u003ci\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Eloghosa Osunde's powerful novel, Lagos, Nigeria is the dynamic backdrop to the ambitions and desires of a vast array of characters, each of whom refuse to be defined by others. There is Ziz, a hardcore hustler. Maro and his elusive father, Tega. May and her steady rotation of lovers. Nollywood power couple Ifechi and Tajudeen Adams. They and dozens more -- of varying generations and sexualities -- grapple with the stories they carry within themselves to survive. In \u003ci\u003eNecessary Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Osunde has created a vividly queer world that is at once tumultuous and intense, intimate and tender, and above all deeply human.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEloghosa Osunde\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and multidisciplinary artist. Winner of the Museum of the African Diaspora's African Literary Award, the Plimpton Prize for Fiction, and an American Society of Magazine Editors Award for Fiction, they are the author of the critically acclaimed novel \u003ci\u003eVagabonds!\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors Choice and a \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year. Their writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuernica\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. They move between Nigeria, Nairobi, New York City, and wherever else their work calls. They can be found online at eloghosaosunde.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.11 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53761866039603,"sku":"9780593851227","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/z_ng1qVi6L9780593851227_1bc9771e-41b0-4c24-a8e6-e9504da2aa31.webp?v=1785358409","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/necessary-fiction-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}