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Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi

March 3, 2025 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Legacy of Orïsha, Book 3)Author: Tomi AdeyemiPublisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)Genre: Young Adult FantasyYear of Publication: 2024Date of Publication: June 25, 2024Pages: 353ISBN-10: 1250171016ISBN-13: 978-1250171016 Children of Anguish […]

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

February 4, 2025 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, Book 1)Author: Tomi AdeyemiPublisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)Genre: Young Adult FantasyYear of Publication: 2018Date of Publication: March 6, 2018Pages: 544ISBN-10: 1250170974ISBN-13: 978-1250170972 Summary of Children […]

A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: A Man of the People Book Author: Chinua Achebe Summary of A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe: A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe is a novel about political life, moral responsibility, and the […]

The Trials of Brother Jero by Wole Soyinka

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Trials of Brother Jero Book Author: Wole Soyinka Summary: The Trials of Brother Jero is a play written by Wole Soyinka. It centers on a preacher named Brother Jero. Brother Jero sets up a shack on […]

There was a Country; A Memoir

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: There Was a Country: A MemoirAuthor: Chinua AchebePublisher: Penguin Books; Illustrated edition (September 24, 2013)Genre: Memoir; African LiteratureYear of Publication: 2013 (Originally Published in 2012)Date of Publication: September 24, 2013Pages: 352ISBN-10: 014312403XISBN-13: 978-0143124030 Summary […]

Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo Comments Off

Title: Arrow of God Book Author: Chinua Achebe Summary: Arrow of God, by Chinua Achebe, is a novel set in Nigeria during the early 20th century. The story centers on Ezeulu, the chief priest of the god Ulu […]

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Things Fall ApartAuthor: Chinua AchebePublisher: Penguin BooksGenre: Literary Fiction, African LiteratureYear of Publication: First published in 1958; reprinted by Penguin Books in 1994Date of Publication: September 1, 1994Pages: 209ISBN-10: 0385474547ISBN-13: 978-0385474542 Summary of Things […]

The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: The Thing Around Your NeckAuthor: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePublisher: Anchor BooksGenre: Fiction, Short StoriesYear of Publication: 2009Date of Publication: June 16, 2009Pages: 218ISBN-10: 0307455912ISBN-13: 978-0307455918 Summary The Thing Around Your Neck is a book written […]

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo Comments Off

Title: Purple HibiscusAuthor: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePublisher: Algonquin BooksGenre: Literary FictionYear of Publication: 2003Date of Publication: October 30, 2003Pages: 307ISBN-10: 1616202416ISBN-13: 978-1616202415 Summary of Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Purple Hibiscus is a story set […]

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: Half of a Yellow SunAuthor: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePublisher: Knopf/AnchorGenre: Literary Fiction, Historical FictionYear of Publication: 2006Date of Publication: September 12, 2006Pages: 433ISBN-10: 1400095204ISBN-13: 978-1400095209 Summary of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi […]

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

October 5, 2024 Nathaniel Adebayo 0

Title: AmericanahAuthor: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePublisher: VintageGenre: Literary Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, African LiteratureYear of Publication: First published in 2013; Vintage edition in 2014Pages: 608ISBN: 9780307455925 Summary of Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Americanah is a book […]