Stillborn (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789966259691)

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.

Author: Diekoye Oyeyinka
ISBN-10: 9966259694
ISBN-13: 9789966259691
Publisher: East African Educational Publishers
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2014
Pages: 282
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d