The Gèlè Gang: A Novel

The latest novel from Sefi Atta—the winner of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa and the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.

Sefi Atta strikes a conversational tone in this lighthearted novel about a group of spirited fifty-something Nigerian American women in Atlanta. Yinka, their self-professed rational friend, gives an account of how they tried to matchmake their twenty-something daughters, didn’t get the results they expected, but discovered more about their daughters and each other.

With incredible wit, humor, and clear-sightedness, Sefi Atta has given us a brilliant novel about identity, belonging, and female friendships.