Literary Fiction
A Western-educated Nigerian returns home to navigate cultural divides, a forbidden romance blocked by tribal taboo, and the pull of corruption.
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A Western-educated Nigerian returns home to navigate cultural divides, a forbidden romance blocked by tribal taboo, and the pull of corruption.
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A novel of a Western educated Nigerian struggling to bridge the chasm between his education and his tribal upbringing and culture. On his return to Nigeria he gains a position with the Scholarship Board and is immediately offered bribes by people trying to get a scholarship. Scandalised, he initially refuses but after getting into financial difficulties and losing his faith in his countrymen’s ability to modernise after his family forbids him to marry the woman he loves due to a tribal taboo, he...
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Romance & sex
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Central romantic relationship forbidden by tribal taboo
Violence & gore
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Explores bribery, government corruption, and cultural clash with modernization
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Family forbids marriage due to taboo; protagonist faces financial and moral struggles
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