"A" book #2

I am right now in the middle of the second book in the "A"s called GRACELAND by Chris Abani. The book is about a young man who lives in Lagos(Nigeria.) It goes back and forth between his young boyhood and when he is trying to live independently against remarkable odds. It is written by a Nigerian who went into exile because of being persecuted for his writings. It's well-written and gives a view of life in Nigeria during the 70s and 80s.