A. R. Raazol

A. R. Raazol is a painter, writer and independent thinker whose work bridges visual art and literature.

Echoes of Hope is his debut novel, a project born from emotional turmoil and a belief in the power of honest, unfiltered storytelling. When not writing or painting, he is most often found reading, researching, or composing his own perfumes.

ECHOES OF HOPE
Falsely accused of terrorism and locked away for four years, Habeeb Ajao walks out of a Paris prison in the summer of 2020, cleared but scarred. Seeking a new beginning, he leaves for Nigeria, his father's homeland, only to find a family that rejects the Frenchwoman he loves, a police force that shoots first, and a generation rising up under one cry: #EndSARS. Caught between two countries and one fight, Habeeb must discover whether a single voice can survive in a world built to silence it.

A powerful novel of love, faith and resistance, and a vivid portrait of autumn 2020, when the youth of Nigeria refused to stay quiet and France was torn between fear and freedom.

Paperback: 320 pages, 148 x 210 mm, ISBN 978-978-67-2334-1
French edition: Echos et Espoir (16 October 2026)