An Orchestra of Minorities
‘Chigozie Obioma is a writer to watch’ The Economist
Umuahia, Nigeria. Chinonso, a young poultry farmer, sees a woman attempting to jump to her death from a highway bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, Chinonso joins her on the roadside and hurls two of his most prized chickens into the water below to demonstrate the severity of the fall. The woman, Ndali, is moved by his sacrifice.
Bonded by this strange night on the bridge, Chinonso and Ndali fall in love. But Ndali is from a wealthy family, and when they officially object to the union because he is uneducated, Chinonso sells most of his possessions to attend a small college in Cyprus. Once in Cyprus, he discovers that all is not what it seems. Furious at a world which continues to relegate him to the sidelines, Chinonso gets further and further away from his dream, from Ndali and the place he called home.
In this contemporary twist of Homer’s Odyssey, in the mythic style of the Igbo literary tradition, Chigozie Obioma weaves a heart-wrenching epic about the tension between destiny and determination.
‘Chigozie Obioma truly is the heir to Chinua Achebe’ New York Time Book Review
Related products
-
Memoir - Music
Bless Me Father: A life story
A searingly honest memoir from Dexys’ iconic frontman, one of the great mavericks and creative geniuses of British music. At home, the prayerful eight-year-old altar boy was planning to attend college to train to be a priest. Elsewhere, he was thieving, lying, swearing, fighting and rarely out of trouble. In this astonishing memoir, Kevin takes […]
349 SEK -
Environment - Essays - Non Fiction
Oceankänslan : Om behovet av en ny berättelse
Efter mer än ett decennium på den högsta politiska nivån lämnade Isabella Lövin sina poster i februari 2021. Oceankänslan är hennes skildring av tiden i politiken och de utmaningar vi står inför
99 SEK -
Health - Mind & Body - Travel
Mindful Places to Stay
Fresh summer air, leaves rustling at the backdrop of beautiful sunset, subtle wind caressing your skin as you quietly meditate – if this feels anything like a perfect vacation, Mindful Places to Stay is just the book for you. Through captivating photography and easy reads, the visual pages unveil the most astonishing yoga and meditation retreats and […]
449 SEK -
Pop Culture
Sex, i urval
Tidningsdöden hade redan inletts när det första numret av -intervjutidningen Sex kom sommaren 2002. Som en tydlig -reaktion mot det allt mer snuttifierade medieklimatet -satsade Sex på långa intervjuer i fråga/svar-format som gärna fick pågå över många sidor. »Det var väldigt länge sedan en svensk tidskrift kändes så in i märgen nödvändig«, skrev Andres -Lokko […]
185 SEK -
Fiction
The End of the End of the Earth
A sharp and provocative new essay collection from the award-winning author of Freedom and The Corrections In The End of the End of the Earth, which gathers essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, Jonathan Franzen returns with renewed vigour to the themes – both human and literary – that have long […]
149 SEK -
Business & Current Affairs
No Filter: The inside story of how Instagram transformed business, celebrity and our culture
In just ten years, Instagram has gone from being a simple photo app to a $100-billion company. The journey has involved ground-breaking innovations, a billion-dollar takeover, and clashes between some of the biggest names in tech. But it’s a story that has never been told – until now. In No Filter, Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier reveals […]
225 SEK -
Food & Drink
Green Kitchen: Quick & Slow : Vegetariska recept för snabb vardagsmat och långsamma helgmiddagar
I Green Kitchen: Quick & Slow samlar David Frenkiel och Luise Vindahl allt de har lärt sig under åren i det gröna köket. Dessutom försöker de lösa två vitt skilda matlagningssituationer som de själva möter varje vecka: vardagarna med ont om tid och helgerna då matlagandet får ta mycket plats. Quick erbjuder smarta frukostar och mellanmål, och enkla vardagsmiddagar […]
325 SEK -
Contemporary Fiction - Fiction
Rum utan titel
Världen Nina Hemmingsson tecknar i ord är en vanlig värld, full av den vanliga jakten på bekräftelse och kärlek. Men där finns också ett under liggande hot, ett varsel om en annalkande
245 SEK