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From award-winning author, T. Obinkaram Echewa, The Crippled Dancer follows an Igbo family pulled between their loyalty to each other and their individual values - a conflict highlighted by the changing customs of Igbo life after gaining independence. Powerless to ignore his grandfather's lifelong feud with the village chief, a young and gifted student named Ajuzia is drawn into a world of scheming and intrigue. He soon finds himself up against a disturbing conspiracy - one that seeks to destroy his family's fortune for good.
In exploring family rivalries, accusations of witchcraft, and age-old proverbs,
The Crippled Dancer is a vivid depiction of Igbo village life. Echewa offers a fascinating and cleverly woven insight into the changes wrought by colonialism and the traditions that prevailed - for better or for worse.
'Echewa [is] an impressive storyteller.'
New York Times
About the author
T. Obinkaram Echewa is a prolific author of literary and children's fiction born in Aba, Nigeria in 1940.
Echewa moved to the United States in the early 1960s, earning a Master's degree in journalism and eventually a doctorate in communications.
His debut novel,
The Land's Lord, won the The English-Speaking Union prize in 1976 while his 1992 novel,
I Saw the Sky Catch Fire, was a New York Times Notable Book. In 2012, he was invited as a keynote speaker at the 10th International Conference of the Igbo Studies Association at Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Echewa was an English professor at West Chester University, Pennsylvania and continues to work as a writer.
Summary
From award-winning author, T. Obinkaram Echewa, The Crippled Dancer follows an Igbo family struggling in post-independence Nigeria, torn between their individual values and loyalty to one another.
Powerless to ignore his grandfather's lifelong feud with the village chief, a young and gifted student named Ajuzia is drawn into a world of scheming and intrigue. He soon finds himself up against a disturbing conspiracy - one that seeks to destroy his family's fortune for good.
In exploring family rivalries, accusations of witchcraft, and age-old proverbs, The Crippled Dancer is a vivid depiction of Igbo village life. Echewa offers a fascinating and cleverly woven insight into the changes wrought by colonialism and the traditions that prevailed - for better or for worse.
'Echewa [is] an impressive storyteller.' New York Times
Foreword
From award-winning author, T. Obinkaram Echewa, The Crippled Dancer follows an Igbo family struggling in post-independence Nigeria, torn between their individual values and loyalty to one another.
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Echewa [is] an impressive storyteller.
