Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Obehi Peter Ewanfoh, born in Nigeria in 1979, has embarked on a worthy mission: that of changing outsiders' views on Nigerian and African cultures for the better. He first tried his hands at writing while still in secondary school, and his first book, which proved an immediate success, came out three years later, in 2004. Set in the traditional past, it introduces readers to a tightly knit community where children play a pivotal role in bringing about reconciliation and joy. Its originality is in its deliberate choice of location: leaving behind the village square we all know, it opens the evil forest, a place seldom mentioned in previous novels, to offer a new viewpoint on this forbidden space and prove that it can be a refuge and a redeeming place. This new publication proves Obehi's multifaceted talent and life-changing agenda on Africa. Fran oise Ugochukwu Retired Professor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka & Collaborator to the Paris CNRS-LLACAN
Synopsis
"It is a quiet evening in Okpujie village; the sun has disappeared from the sky, allowing the moon to dominate the village blue sky. The incoming noise is intense and it coming from all the inhabitants of Okpujie, returning from the village square." Amende is a tale based on a dual process of re-pair: one by Nature and the other by human be-ings. From the outset, the title and the subtitle suggest us this two-fold interpretation. The story is also a journey of exploration of one-self, in search of an honest answer to unheard questions, a journey which brings us to connect to our own roots, in search of that missing piece that closes our microcosmic puzzle. What Amende will have to undertake is a tortuous path, a true initiating and revelatory path...