Every Day Is for the Thief

A young Nigerian returns home to Lagos after being away for fifteen years, reconnecting with old friends, family, and the city itself. Every Day Is for the Thief is a wholly original work of fiction by Teju Cole, weaving a mosaic of stories in a city dense with life, inspiration and harsh realities. Cole's spare, precise prose is interwoven with original photos, creating a luminous rumination on storytelling and place, exile and return.