Title: The concubine
Description: Set in a remote village in Eastern Nigeria, an area yet to be affected by European values and where society is orderly and predictable, this novel concerns a woman 'of great beauty and dignity' who inadvertently brings suffering and death to all her lovers. Written in a grave and simple style the novel portrays a society still ruled by traditional gods and offers a glimpse into the human relationships that such a society creates.
Subjects: Fiction, African Fiction, Social Life and Customs, Fiction, general, Man-woman relationships, Death, Concubinage, Nigerian fiction, Relations entre hommes et femmes, Romans, nouvelles, Mort, Roman nigérian, Nigeria, Novels (form)
Places: Nigeria
Time periods: 1960s