Published in 1966, the novel follows the eponymous protagonist as she and other female characters bend, twist, implement and break gender norms in colonial Nigeria.
Read More“The day Oguta fell, my family was the last to leave our village because we were waiting for my uncle who had gone to get fuel for the car. There was a lot of gunshot and shelling. We were scared, especially my father. It’s not something one should experience twice.”
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