A review by readingafrica
And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu

Heart-wrenching story about gay men growing up in Nigeria, socialist ideals, grief, and shedding the burden of expectations. I listened to the audiobook for ease, but the narrator's attempt at Nigerian accent was so annoying! It was clumsy, the pidgin was choppy, and so many words were mispronounced (which is why I'm typically wary of African audiobooks not narrated by the authors). Definitely not a light read, but it offers insight into the lives of middle-class/poor Nigerians, and specifically the sting of growing up gay in a homophobic society.