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Arrows of Rain - A Novel

Okey Ndibe

Narrator Peter Jay Fernandez

Publisher: Recorded Books

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Originally published in Heineman's prestigious "African Writers Series," this is   Arrows'first publication in the US. Coming only months after the whirlwind of  publicity for Foreign Gods, Inc., we expect continued attention for Okey Ndibe as  a major new voice in world literature.      Set in a fictitious post-colonial African nation, the discovery of the body of a drowned  prostitute leads to an exploration of the conflict between an individual and the modern  African state. A gripping study of truth, silence and the abuse of power.    A young woman runs into the sea and drowns. The last man who spoke to her, a curious individual known as Bukuru, is asked to  account for her suicide. His shocking revelations land him in court. Alone and undefended, Bukuru has to calculate the cost of  silence in the face of stories which must be told.  Both humorous and poignant, Arrows of Rain dramatises the relationship between an individual and the modern African state.  Okey Ndibe examines the erosion of moral insight in both public and private life, drawing out the complex factors behind the  near-collapse of a nation.
Duration: about 9 hours (08:43:49)
Publishing date: 2015-01-06; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2015. Copyright Statment: —