Necessary Fiction
Nigeria

Necessary Fiction

by Eloghosa Osunde

Identity & Belonging Literary Fiction 2025

Summary

In Lagos, a vibrant cast of queer Nigerians navigate love, desire, family expectations, and the courage to live on their own terms. From artists and lovers to parents and friends, their lives intertwine as they confront the stories they have constructed to survive in a society that often refuses to accept them as they are. Through intimate relationships, unexpected connections, and moments of radical self-discovery, Eloghosa Osunde explores what it means to create a family beyond blood ties and to claim the freedom to define oneself. Tender, defiant, and deeply human, Necessary Fiction is a celebration of chosen family, queer identity, and the complicated fictions we sometimes need to survive.

Reviews

Login to leave a review.

No reviews yet. Be the first!

You might also like

The Fishermen
The Fishermen
Chigozie Obioma
The Road to the Country
The Road to the Country
Chigozie Obioma
Hafsatu Bebi
Hafsatu Bebi
Fatima Bala
The Lies We Tell
The Lies We Tell
Fatima Bala
Country
Nigeria
Africa
About the author
Eloghosa Osunde
Eloghosa Osunde

Eloghosa Osunde is a Nigerian writer and multidisciplinary artist whose work spans fiction, visual art, film, and creative curation. Their writing explores identity, sexuality, belonging, and the complexities of contemporary Nigerian life, often giving voice to people whose experiences are underrepresented in mainstream literature. Their debut novel, Vagabonds! (2022), received widespread critical acclaim and was named a New Yorker Best Book of the Year. Osunde has also won the Plimpton Prize for Fiction, the Museum of the African Diaspora’s African Literary Award, and an American Society of Magazine Editors Award for Fiction. Their short fiction and other writing have appeared in prestigious literary publications, including The Paris Review, Granta, and Guernica. Through their work, Osunde challenges conventional ideas about identity and community, creating imaginative worlds in which marginalized people can express their desires, contradictions, and humanity.

View author page
Details
Published
2025
Author
Eloghosa Osunde