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The article centers on a social gathering in Lagos, exploring how the event serves as a microcosm for the city’s complex social dynamics, personal histories, and moral reckonings. Through the interactions of diverse attendees—including a writer launching a book about societal "margins," an artist re...
| Publicado en: | New England Review (10531297) Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 45 - 53 |
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Middlebury College Publications
2026
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