An Orchestra of Minorities

Posted on 13 March 2018 by Chigozie Obioma

A heart breaking and mythic story about a Nigerian poultry farmer who sacrifices everything to win the woman he loves, by Man Booker Finalist and author of The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma A contemporary twist on the Odyssey, An Orchestra of Minorities is narrated by the chi, or spirit of a young poultry farmer named Chinonso His life is set off course when he sees a woman who is about to jump off a bridge Horrified by her recklessness, he hurls two of his prized chickens off the bridge The woman, Ndali, is stopped her in her tracks Chinonso and Ndali fall in love but she is from an educated and wealthy family When her family objects to the union on the grounds that he is not her social equal, he sells most of his possessions to attend college in Cyprus But when he arrives in Cyprus, he discovers that he has been utterly duped by the young Nigerian who has made the arrangements for him Penniless, homeless, we watch as he gets further and further away from his dream and from home An Orchestra of Minorities is a heart wrenching epic about destiny and determination. New Download [ An Orchestra of Minorities ] author [ Chigozie Obioma ] – kino-fada.fr After trying for so long, I finally got my hands on the novel As anyone who has seen my posts know, I loved THE FISHERMEN and believe Obioma is probably one of the top 5 greatest writers writing right now And I will defend it anytime He is doing what no one else is doing, and were this writer European or American, he would be better celebrated I m trying to develop a career around studying t...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Nigerian boy falls in love with Nigerian girl, moves to Cyprus for his studies, comes back home, resents her for being pregnant, burns down her house with her in it And now the reader has to ask whether the boy is responsible for his a...

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13 March 2018

Chigozie Obioma