Arrows of Rain
dic 2023 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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Okey Ndibe's critically-acclaimed debut novel, Arrows of Rain is a vital exploration into the importance of speaking truth to power even when no one is listening.
In the country of Madia, the General has declared himself Life-President of the Republic. According to him, ninety-nine percent of Madians voted for it.
On the day of his ascendency, however, a young sex worker is found dead on a beach. The last man who spoke to her, the 'madman' Bukuru, is adamant he saw her being attacked by Madian soldiers. His claim quickly lands him in prison, forced to defend himself against the charge of the woman's murder.
Armed only with the truth, he must set upon the perilous scheme of releasing his story to the world.
A brave and powerful work of fiction, Arrows of Rain continues to resonate as a cautionary tale against corruption and oppression.
'Highly evocative.' Wole Soyinka
'The greatest villain in Okey Ndibe's Arrows of Rain is silence.' Vanity Fair
'A Kafkaesque, imaginative novel of great necessity and power.' Kirkus Reviews
In the country of Madia, the General has declared himself Life-President of the Republic. According to him, ninety-nine percent of Madians voted for it.
On the day of his ascendency, however, a young sex worker is found dead on a beach. The last man who spoke to her, the 'madman' Bukuru, is adamant he saw her being attacked by Madian soldiers. His claim quickly lands him in prison, forced to defend himself against the charge of the woman's murder.
Armed only with the truth, he must set upon the perilous scheme of releasing his story to the world.
A brave and powerful work of fiction, Arrows of Rain continues to resonate as a cautionary tale against corruption and oppression.
'Highly evocative.' Wole Soyinka
'The greatest villain in Okey Ndibe's Arrows of Rain is silence.' Vanity Fair
'A Kafkaesque, imaginative novel of great necessity and power.' Kirkus Reviews
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Okey Ndibe is a novelist, professor, and journalist born in 1960 in Yola, Nigeria.
He earned MFA and PhD degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has taught at Bard College, Trinity College, the University of Lagos (as a Fulbright scholar), and Brown University.
Ndibe's award-winning journalism has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Hartford Courant, where he served on the editorial board. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed novel Foreign Gods, Inc. (2014).
He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife, Sheri, and their three children. You can find out more at okeyndibe.com or you can follow Ndibe on Twitter at @OkeyNdibe
He earned MFA and PhD degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and has taught at Bard College, Trinity College, the University of Lagos (as a Fulbright scholar), and Brown University.
Ndibe's award-winning journalism has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Hartford Courant, where he served on the editorial board. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed novel Foreign Gods, Inc. (2014).
He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife, Sheri, and their three children. You can find out more at okeyndibe.com or you can follow Ndibe on Twitter at @OkeyNdibe
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