Nigerian author Ayobámi Adébáyo’s A Spell of Good Things is among 13 books longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.
The judges described the book as an examination of class and desire in modern-day Nigeria. In the book, while Eniola’s poverty prevents him from getting the education he desperately wants, Wuraola finds that wealth is no barrier against life’s harsher realities.
