The concubine
Amadi, Elechi, 1934-20162024
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'The Concubine' is Elechi Amadi's most celebrated work of fiction, having sold nearly half a million copies. In this novel, Amadi paints a picture of pre-colonial life in rural Eastern Nigeria and explores the boundary between myth and reality. Ihuoma is a woman of great beauty and dignity, beloved in a village that remains untouched by colonialism. By all accounts, she should be happy and in love. Yet Ihuoma faces misfortune after misfortune, as somehow, against her will, a mysterious force makes any suitor that she falls in love with meet an inexplicable - and unpleasant - end.
Main title:
The concubine / Elechi Amadi.
Author:
Amadi, Elechi, 1934-2016, author
Imprint:
London : Apollo, 2024.
Collation:
320 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781035906079 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2490058
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