One man’s ridiculous quest to find Bono becomes a darkly funny takedown of aid, ambition, and international spin.
Baba has never campaigned for anything, except maybe his next meal. But when he sees Bono on the news helping slum dwellers across Africa, he dares to believe the rockstar might do the same for his community in Palemo, Lagos, Nigeria.
With his sharp-tongued, Nollywood-obsessed wife Munira at his side, Baba embarks on a quest that catapults him into the global spotlight. What begins as a desperate plea for water spirals into a chaotic circus of media spin, NGO politics, and unexpected fame.
And Bono? He’s not even the point anymore.
Looking for Bono is a razor-sharp, darkly comic satire on aid, ambition, and the absurd machinery of celebrity activism. For readers who want fiction that makes them laugh, cringe, and think, this cuts close to the bone.
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One of the things I love most about the book is the way Abidemi deals with serious and thought-provoking issues with such intelligent humour – Amazon review, 5 stars
