About the author 1966 elechi amadi was born in 1934 in aluu near port harcourt in eastern nigeria. Elechi amadi is a notable nigerian author who writes in english. The concubine by elechi amadi goodreads share book. The man and his work, recounts that achebe was the.
Buy the concubine by elechi amadi online at alibris. The concubine s secret, as known as the girl from junchow in usa, is a 2009 novel by kate furnivall. Theres a new mysterious benedict society book coming out and im freaking out about it. Nigerian novels adapted into films novels debut novels novels set in precolonial africa novels set in nigeria heinemann publisher books african writers series nigeria. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the concubine. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The concubine by elechi amadi the concubine has its setting in west africa and was published in 1966. The concubineby elechi amadithe literary work a novel set in a. What are the plot and themes in the concubine by elechi. All that is to change when the same villain, madume, a long time secret admirer, attempts to woo her after the. Click download or read online button to get conflict in elechi amadi s trilogy book now. The concubine by elechi amadi, 1996, heinemann educational publishers edition, in english.
The west african village novel with particular reference to elechi amadi s the concubine, george nyamndi, 1982, african fiction english, 241 pages. I read this fascinating novel for the africa reading challenge hosted by kinna reads. Elechi amadi nigerian writer britannica encyclopedia britannica. The concubine by elechi amadi is part of the neinemann african writers series. Shootings have been completed and its now at the editing stage. It was the first book that i and probably many african children have read by the nigerian author as it has been a english setwork in secondary schools for many years. Amadi, an ikwere ikwerre, ikwerri who wrote in english, studied physics and mathematics at government college, umuahia, and the university of. Rivalry, conflict and disunity are major themes, evidenced most strikingly by the land wrangle between madume and emenike over a shifted boundary. The great ponds by elechi amadi goodreads share book. The concubine, by elechi amadi i read this fascinating novel for the africa reading challenge hosted by kinna reads. Amadi s masterpiece of african literature captures village life and practices not yet touched by the white man. The novel by elechi amadi is a recreation of a seemingly simple domestic conflict between two villages that later snowballs into a war of attrition. Strictly, any scheme will do to hold a novel togetherraw action, the hidden. Elechi amadi was born in aluu near port harcourt, in the delta region of eastern nigeria, into an ibo family, representing a minority nation tribe, the ikwere.
Like amadi s other books, it centers on traditional values in african society. Set in a remote village in eastern nigeria, an area yet to be affected by european values and where society is orderly and predictable, the story concerns a woman of great beauty and dignity who inadvertently brings suffering and death. What are the plot and themes in the concubine by elechi amadi. The concubine by elechi amadi elechi amadi s recent passing prompted me to reread the book that introduced me to him the concubine. The concubine, a film touted to have the largest cast so far 700 and with a standing budget of. He studied at the government college in umuahia, and like other major nigerian writers, he was educated at the university college of ibadan. Mysterious benedict society book cover the mysterious benedict society is a novel written by trenton lee stewart and illustrated by cover artist, carson ellis.
The concubine has its setting in west africa and was published in 1966. The novel was first published in 1966 after which the author published a number of other literary works. According to wikpedia, amadi s novels are generally about african village life, customs, beliefs and religious practices, as they were before contact with the western world and this is certainly true of the concubine. Elechi amadisthe concubine now in movies naija rules. Elechi amadi who writes with speed and sharpness and exhilarationa lovely and dignified picture of a society not only still ruled by the gods. Ihuoma, a beautiful young widow, has the admiration of the. Elechi amadi takes you to places that are both physical and abstract through the concubine. Conflict in elechi amadi s trilogy download ebook pdf. Another beautiful observation on this book is that elechi amadi presents the rural setting of a typical igbo nuclear.
After a period of land surveying and teaching he enlisted in the nigerian army. The concubine was made into a film, written by elechi amadi and directed by accomplished nollywood film director andy amenechi, which premiered in abuja in march 2007. At university college, ibadan he took a degree in physics and mathematics. It is a beautiful but sad story of rebellion and love. It tells the story of a beautiful woman, ihuoma, who is admired by all the men not only because she is beautiful but. Although amadi never specifies that the characters in the concubine are igbo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The belief was that everyone had hidden powers, supplied by his or. It is not the plot of the report, but the plot of the book. Amadi published his village novel, the concubine, in 1966, making him what has been. It followed by journey of lydia ivanova and chang an lo, whose separation lives when she searched for her father along with her halfbrother and chang is a highranking officer. Fortunately, people are still fondly remembering the late writer. Books similar to the concubine goodreads share book. The concubine edition 1 by elechi amadi 9780435905569. Ihuoma, a beautiful young widow, has the admiration of the entire community in which she lives, and especially of the hunter ekwueme. Ihuoma, a beautiful young widow, has the admiration of the entire community in which she lives, and especially of the hunter. Elechi amadi refused to remove sexual allusions from his 1966 novel the concubine elechi amadi, who has died aged 82, was one of the founding generation of african novelists in english.
An epic movie adapted from the classic, best selling novel, the concubine written by elechi amadi would soon hit the big screen. A story of customs and sheer human will against those those customs. The concubine, elechi amadi, heinemann, 1966, 0435905562, 9780435905569, 216 pages. In the following books the mysterious benedict society and the perilous journey and the mysterious benedict society. The plot is the story line what is happening, who is involved, when. The concubine is the debut novel by nigerian writer elechi amadi originally published in 1966 as part of the heinemann african writers series. We are all still missing the great elechi amadi, author of the concubine, who died earlier this year. The concubine, by elechi amadi anz litlovers litblog. This by far my favorite book by an african writer, and though i have read nearly 100 african novels, this is the only one that i have reread 3 times. The concubine 1966 is one of his five novels, the others being the great ponds, the slave, isiburu and estrangement. The book was slow for me, the gist of the story not coming. The concubine 1966, the great ponds 1969, and the slave. Elechi amadi, nigerian novelist and playwright best known for works that. Abstract elechi amadi is a prolific african writer and a.
In their six years of marriage emenike and ihuoma lived peacefully and. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. He is the author of the renowned trilogy of novels the concubine, the great ponds, the slave. He has also published a verse play isiburu and ethics in nigerian culture. Amadi will be best remembered for his 1966 novel, the concubine, a love story about marriage, culture and forbidden traditions. Elechi s writing style is simple, very descriptive and easy to understand, i felt every character like i knew them in real life.
Elechi amadi, nigerian novelist and playwright best known for works that explore traditional life and the role of the supernatural in rural nigeria. Africanborn poet lola shoneyin makes her fiction debut with the secret lives of babi segis wives. The concubine, 1966, 216 pages, elechi amadi, 0435905562. With the great ponds, amadi delivers a brilliant piece of storytelling while also addressing the painful effects of. He provides us with a peek into the ibgo way of life before western contact. Her first husband, emenike, died following a fight with madume, the village villain. Plotting marriage and love in elechi amadis the concubine. And his civil war diary, sunset in biafra, has been acclaimed. The great ponds 1969, sunset in biafra 1973, the slave 1978 and estrangement 1986. Ebook elechi amadi as pdf download portable document format.
All that is to change when the same villain, madume, a long time secret admirer, attempts to woo her after the death of her husband, at a farm plot. Read chapter 1 from the story the concubine by yonnenaa123 with 8895 reads. Ihuoma, the central character in the concubine, is the most desirable woman in the village of omokachi because of her beauty and reputation. Madume, another secret admirer of her commits suicide after his wife runs away from him due to his sudden blindness caused by a spitting snake. The concubine is a fictitious novel by nigerian author elechi amadi. A highly sophisticated, measured treatment of the fatal loves of a.
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