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Stillborn

By Diekoye Oyeyinka

Stillborn

By Diekoye Oyeyinka

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Narrated from the point of view of Seun, an orphan from the Niger Delta, Stillborn is not only a tale of turmoil and tragedy; desperation and despair; but also one of optimism and opportunity. It revolves around the lives of five characters: Seun, his mother Ranti, herself a girl of limited privilege; Seunís lover, Aisha, a refugee from the religious clashes in the North; and Emeka from the South-east, a war deserter who becomes an unlikely hero. Their lives intersect in the residence of Dolapo, a civil rights lawyer from the South-west. And the five lives come together to paint a vivid picture of Nigeria since its infancy fifty years ago, meandering into the complexity of the lives and communities of present-day Nigeria. In the end, Stillborn traverses the various political epochs that have shaped Nigeria, and by extension, Africa in general, right from the pre-independence period and through the fears, frustrations, hopes and dreams that have characterized this fragile continent.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
282
Release Date:
2014-07-17
Publication Date:
2014-07-17
Publisher:
African Books Collective
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9966259694
ISBN13:
9789966259691
Weight:
324 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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