Onitsha

Onitsha

EnglishPaperback / softback
Le Clezio, J.M.G.
University of Nebraska Press
EAN: 9780803279667
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Onitsha tells the story of Fintan, a youth who travels to Africa in 1948 with his Italian mother to join the English father he has never met. Fintan is initially enchanted by the exotic world he discovers in Onitsha, a bustling city prominently situated on the eastern bank of the Niger River. But gradually he comes to recognize the intolerance and brutality of the colonial system. His youthful point of view provides the novel with a notably direct, horrified perspective on racism and colonialism. In the words of translator Alison Anderson, Onitsha is remarkable for its “almost mythological evocation of local history and beliefs.” It is full of atmosphere—sights, sounds, smells —and at times the author’s sentences seem to flow with the dreamy languor of the river itself. But J. M. G. Le Clézio “never lets us forget the harsh realities of life nor the subsequent tragedy of war.” A startling account—and indictment—of colonialism, Onitsha is also a work of clear, forthright prose that ably portrays both colonial Nigeria and a young boy’s growing outrage.
EAN 9780803279667
ISBN 0803279663
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Publication date April 1, 1997
Pages 206
Language English
Dimensions 203 x 156
Country United States
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Le Clézio, J.M.G.
Translators Anderson, Alison