Of This Our Country

€13,95
€13,95
Out of Stock
Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or images.

And yet here, through personal essays from 24 of its writers, a more accurate picture comes into view: one that details the realities and contradictions of patriotism, examines the role of class and privilege in Nigerian society, juxtaposes inherited tradition with the diasporic experience and explores the power of storytelling and its intrinsic link to Nigeria’s history.

Within these pages, acclaimed and award-winning writers share memories and experiences of Nigeria that can be found nowhere else, bringing to the fore a country whose influence can be found everywhere.

Powerful, lyrical and entirely unforgettable, OF THIS OUR COUNTRY weaves together a living portrait of Nigeria, one that is as beautiful as it is complex.

With essays from: Nels Abbey, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Yomi Adegoke, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Oyinkan Akande, Ike Anya, Sefi Atta, Bolu Babalola, J K Chukwu, Abi Daré, Inua Ellams, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, Caleb Femi, Helon Habila, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Anietie Isong, Okey Ndibe, Chigozie Obioma, Irenosen Okojie, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, Lola Shoneyin, Umar Turaki, Chika Unigwe and Hafsa Zayyan.

In the Nude | Logan February

€12,50
€12,50
Out of Stock
Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

In their engrossing collection, poet Logan February documents and interrogates grief, and God, and examines what it is to be on the outside, even in the family setting-the reality of having a queer identity in the African world. In this volume, eroticism and manic depression are navigated alone. Some of the poems use a mannequin as a projective tool to dissect self hood, histories, and family connections in the aftermath of a fundamental bereavement. February additionally explores religious concepts to further mythologize the self, collecting Buddhist philosophies and Yoruba proverbs and myths, and putting them adjacent to the toxic tenets of Pentecostal Christianity, which is widespread in Nigeria. In the vein of confessional poetry, the narrative takes its pride in exposing the elements which are deemed taboo and advised to be hidden away. The poems are equally fearful and raunchy, tender and defiant, morose and youthful.

How does it work?

Every month new books are selected to be featured on the Base Bookspace. I read as much as I can to give you the best personal recommendations. You can find all books by clicking shop in the menu above, view by genre below or search for keywords such as queer, novel, non-fiction or Ghana. Feel free to use the contact form for any questions or requests (such as a book that is not listed) or send a DM on Instagram.

Upcoming Events

Read My World at Tolhuistuin Amsterdam: September 14, 15 and 16

Spinning Stories in MidWest Amsterdam: September 17

  • Get Familiar Mag 5
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Middle Daughter | Chika Unigwe
    €22,95
    €22,95
    Out of Stock
    €22,95
    €22,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Dromen van Sugira | Mudacumura Fiston
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Ordinary Notes | Christina Sharpe
    €22,95
    €22,95
    Out of Stock
    €22,95
    €22,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Smibologie | Prof. Soortkill
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Against Racial Capitalism | Neville Alexander
    €24,95
    €24,95
    Out of Stock
    €24,95
    €24,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Lotgenoten | Sabrine Ingabire
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • soms ik voel mij zombie | Pelumi Adejumo
    €19,50
    €19,50
    Out of Stock
    €19,50
    €19,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives | Lola Shoneyin
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • In the Nude | Logan February
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Small Inheritances | Belinda Zhawi
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Hé Lekker Ding | Naeeda Aurangzeb
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • 365 dagen Nederlander | Naeeda Aurangzeb
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Without Warning and Only Sometimes | Kit de Waal
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Nervous Conditions | Tsitsi Dangarembga
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Crossing the Mangrove | Maryse Condé
    €10,00
    €10,00
    Out of Stock
    €10,00
    €10,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Heads of the Colored People | Nafissa Thompson-Spires
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Open Water | Caleb Azumah Nelson
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Blue | Emmelie Prophète
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Memory Librarian | Janelle Monáe
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives | Lola Shoneyin
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Book of Not | Tsitsi Dangarembga
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Prophets | Robert Jones Jr.
    €12,95
    €12,95
    Out of Stock
    €12,95
    €12,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Recitatif | Toni Morrison
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Song of Solomon | Toni Morrison
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Bluest Eye | Toni Morrison
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • All About Love: New Visions | bell hooks
    €16,95
    €16,95
    Out of Stock
    €16,95
    €16,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Darkwater | W.E.B. du Bois
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Dutch Atlantic | Kwame Nimako & Glenn Willemsen
    €34,95
    €34,95
    Out of Stock
    €34,95
    €34,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Teaching to Transgress | bell hooks
    €49,95
    €49,95
    Out of Stock
    €49,95
    €49,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The 1619 Project | Nikole Hannah-Jones et al.
    €29,95
    €29,95
    Out of Stock
    €29,95
    €29,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Afropean | Johny Pitts
    €16,95
    €16,95
    Out of Stock
    €16,95
    €16,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Heavy | Kiese Laymon
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • How We Fight White Supremacy | Akiba Solomon & Kenrya Rankin
    €20,95
    €20,95
    Out of Stock
    €20,95
    €20,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Rest is Resistance | Tricia Hersey
    €24,95
    €24,95
    Out of Stock
    €24,95
    €24,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Plantation Memories | Grada Kilomba
    €17,95
    €17,95
    Out of Stock
    €17,95
    €17,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The European Tribe | Caryl Phillips
    €14,00
    €14,00
    Out of Stock
    €14,00
    €14,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Disordered Cosmos | Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
    €20,95
    €20,95
    Out of Stock
    €20,95
    €20,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Anangsieh Tories | Anton de Kom & Brian Elstak
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Charlatans | Daphne Huisden
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Surinaamse Marronvertellingen | Makida Daniels
    €21,95
    €21,95
    Out of Stock
    €21,95
    €21,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • 1000 Kronkelwegen Angst | Olivia Wenzel
    €22,99
    €22,99
    Out of Stock
    €22,99
    €22,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • De man van veel | Karin Amatmoekrim
    €19,99
    €19,99
    Out of Stock
    €19,99
    €19,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Ongekende Liefde | Vamba Sherif
    €22,99
    €22,99
    Out of Stock
    €22,99
    €22,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Lotgenoten | Sabrine Ingabire
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Ik ben jullie meester | Jeffrey Spalburg
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • De onvermijdelijkheid van geweld | Yambo Ouologuem
    €23,90
    €23,90
    Out of Stock
    €23,90
    €23,90
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Ngando | Paul Lomami Tshibamba
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Atman | Leo Henri Ferrier
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Drakendochter | Clarice Gargard
    €22,99
    €22,99
    Out of Stock
    €22,99
    €22,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Een gat in mijn hart
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Echo | Neske Beks
    €18,99
    €18,99
    Out of Stock
    €18,99
    €18,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Wij Slaven van Suriname | Anton de Kom
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Being Imposed Upon
    €17,00
    €17,00
    Out of Stock
    €17,00
    €17,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Goed Komen | Joy Delima
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Boto Banja | Raoul de Jong
    €5,00
    €5,00
    Out of Stock
    €5,00
    €5,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Dubbelbloed | Etchica Voorn
    €17,50
    €17,50
    Out of Stock
    €17,50
    €17,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Zwarte Bladzijden | Sibo Rugwiza Kanobana
    €19,99
    €19,99
    Out of Stock
    €19,99
    €19,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Queer in het Licht | Naomi Grant et al.
    €16,99
    €16,99
    Out of Stock
    €16,99
    €16,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • wanneer we spreken over kolonisatie/ quand on parle de la colonisation
    €19,00
    €19,00
    Out of Stock
    €19,00
    €19,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Antonlogie | Mitchell Esajas et al.
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Witte Onschuld | Gloria Wekker
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Een gat in mijn hart
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    €24,99
    €24,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Anangsieh Tories | Anton de Kom & Brian Elstak
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Kindernomie | Archie Groenewoud
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Freshwater | Akwaeke Emezi
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School | Sonora Reyes
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Queer in het Licht | Naomi Grant et al.
    €16,99
    €16,99
    Out of Stock
    €16,99
    €16,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Liever Niet | Zarissa Windzak & Simon Buijs
    €15,00
    €15,00
    Out of Stock
    €15,00
    €15,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Dromen van Sugira | Mudacumura Fiston
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    €21,99
    €21,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Lark & Kasim beginnen een revolutie | Kacen Callender
    €19,99
    €19,99
    Out of Stock
    €19,99
    €19,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • King en de drakenvlinders | Kacen Callender
    €20,99
    €20,99
    Out of Stock
    €20,99
    €20,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Manie Schaafijs | Hedy Tjin & Zindzi Zevenbergen
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    €22,50
    €22,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Radha's Eerste Concert | Mahesvari Autar
    €14,99
    €14,99
    Out of Stock
    €14,99
    €14,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head | Warsan Shire
    €19,95
    €19,95
    Out of Stock
    €19,95
    €19,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The January Children | Safia Elhillo
    €20,95
    €20,95
    Out of Stock
    €20,95
    €20,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Sounding Ground | Vladimir Lucien
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    €13,95
    €13,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Manorism | Yomi Sode
    €19,95
    €19,95
    Out of Stock
    €19,95
    €19,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Plooi | Babeth Fonchie
    €18,99
    €18,99
    Out of Stock
    €18,99
    €18,99
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Bone | Yrsa Daley-Ward
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • In the Nude | Logan February
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Small Inheritances | Belinda Zhawi
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Painted Blue with Saltwater | Logan February
    €15,50
    €15,50
    Out of Stock
    €15,50
    €15,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Little Edges | Fred Moten
    €19,95
    €19,95
    Out of Stock
    €19,95
    €19,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Small Cures | Della Hicks-Wilson
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Poor | Caleb Femi
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    €14,95
    €14,95
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Prakseri | Tirade 490
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    €12,50
    €12,50
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Funambulist | No 43 Diasporas
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Get Familiar Mag 5
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • MsHeresies 5 - We Are Going To Lose
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    €20,00
    €20,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Hii Magazine | Issue 2
    €18,00
    €18,00
    Out of Stock
    €18,00
    €18,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Funambulist | No 48 Fifty Shades of White(ness)
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Funambulist | No 47 Forest Struggles
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • The Funambulist | No 46 Questioning Our Solidarities
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Get Familiar Mag 04
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Get Familiar Mag 03
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Get Familiar Mag 02
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    €12,00
    €12,00
    Out of Stock
    View details
  • Get Familiar Mag 01
    €7,50
    €7,50
    Out of Stock
    €7,50
    €7,50
    Out of Stock
    View details

The Base Bookspace Giftcard

€10,00
€10,00
Out of Stock
Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Want to gift a book to a friend but not sure which one? Give them a special giftcard! The best gift to receive being freedom of choice and all. Go to our contact page or send a DM via Instagram if you'd like personal advice instead.

Please note: the gift card is a digital product, i.e. a code that if you'd like you can print yourself to give it physically.