The Concubine
by Elechi Amadi
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeSerious and emotional: an original novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
4.8 / 5
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About This Book
Set in a remote village in Eastern Nigeria, an area yet to be affected by European values and where society is orderly and predictable, this novel concerns a woman 'of great beauty and dignity' who inadvertently brings suffering and death to all her lovers.
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- Author
- Elechi Amadi
- Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 216
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- Open Library
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