A Small Silence is a 2019 novel by Nigerian poet and writer Jumoke Verissimo.[1][2][3]

First edition
(publ. Cassava Republic Press)

Plot edit

A Small Silence tells the story of Prof. who never turns on the light in his Lagos apartment where a female spirit who he can't see always visit him. The spirit who can't see him too, visits him only at night.

References edit

  1. ^ "A Small Silence by Jumoke Verissimo review – secrets in the Lagos dark". The Guardian. August 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Notable African Books of 2019". Brittle Paper.
  3. ^ "Review of A Small Silence by Jumoke Verissimo". Daily Trust.