Two Nigerian youths follow their dreams of studying abroad to a fictional constituent college of the University of South Africa.
Two Nigerian youths follow their dreams of studying abroad to a fictional constituent college of the University of South Africa. While at the college, Jonathan Ambo falls into an illicit love affair with his English Professor – an affair which threatens the foundations of a 19-year old marriage. Benjamin Bocco becomes entangled in an ill-fated relationship in which life emulates medieval fiction a little too closely.
The story addresses the central theme of loneliness, while also highlighting other subtle issues affecting the continent, such as the rifts left among Africans in the aftermath of apartheid in South Africa.