Zango is a surreal town where men, some with erect manhoods die when leaves fall from a life tree. Zango is both setting and spectre for ‘Dreams and Assorted Nightmares, a collection of interconnecting short stories which explore the spaces between life and death and beyond. 

  There’s a poignant story of a special needs boy with prescience; another about the family of a philandering artist trying to pick up the pieces after his violent death; one of a teen forced to make a heart-breaking choice after her mother disappears; and another about a woman who reveals a terrible secret to her childhood friend who is in a coma. The characters come richly-layered and memorable — like Naznine who had but slowly lost the most perfect smile in the world; new bride, Nana Aisha, left alone to face armed marauders who  invade her home; and brigands, Audu Kore and Maimuna Dajjaj, who share a pure and precious love.