Farad
Subtitle: a novel
By: by Emmanuel Iduma
Publisher: Parrésia Publishers; Parresia Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lagos, Nigeria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9789789220502
Subjects: Nigerian fiction (English); Fiction
Description: "Farad, named for the unit of an electrical charge, is a novella that cuts laser-like through a multilayered society. Touching biographies of ordinary citizens - young academics and ageing psychologists, Christian editors and call girls, strange women and music artistes - told in stylish,  interrupted narratives,  are woven into a detailed mosaic of modern Nigeria.  Reminiscent of Plutarch's Parallel Lives,  Farad eases to a climax when key characters from individual stories become participants in a conflict at a University Chapel - a conflict in which the nature of power is tested.  Farad is an assemblage of fresh narratives woven around simple questions and open-ended complexities.  It is,  ultimately,  a story of love and essence."--Amazon.com.