Title: insightful with universal themes
Product review: After reading some African proverbs and learning about the rich tradition of oral storytelling in African culture, this story simply illuminated so much for me. The main character, though certainly flawed even in the eyes of his own tribe, carries his pride and hubris at a breathtaking pace. Though some may not care for such character development, I appreciated the author's style in illuminating even the secondary characters as each piece fell into place when the diffusion of colonialism took place. Fiction such as this is even more powerful when one takes time to get background knowledge about the Ibo of south Nigeria and their aspirations for preserving their identity - not only in the face of Christian missionary zeal, but also in the face of conflict and tragedy with the central government of Nigeria as seen in the Biafra civil war of the 1970's.
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