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Set in a remote village in Eastern Nigeria, an area yet to be affected by European values and where society is orderly and predictable, the story concerns a woman "of great beauty and dignity" who inadvertently brings suffering and death to all her lovers. The novel portrays a society still ruled by traditional gods, offering a glimpse into the human relationships that such a society creates
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The Concubine, Elechi Amadi
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- Released
- 1966
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- Title
- The Concubine
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elechi Amadi
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Released
- 1966
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 286
- ISBN10
- 0435900250
- ISBN13
- 9780435900250
- Series
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Set in a remote village in Eastern Nigeria, an area yet to be affected by European values and where society is orderly and predictable, the story concerns a woman "of great beauty and dignity" who inadvertently brings suffering and death to all her lovers. The novel portrays a society still ruled by traditional gods, offering a glimpse into the human relationships that such a society creates