What A Next of Kin - Couverture souple

Alobwed'Epie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0615779530 ISBN 13 : 9780615779539

Editeur : Miraclaire Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

WHAT A NEXT OF KIN! X-rays the raison d’être of patriarchy through the implied questions – Is wealth the basis of patriarchy? Have women any role in the system? Can a patriarch protect his lineage from alien blood? The protagonist Ndi, the extremely wealthy father of eight daughters says yes, to the first question; no, to the second; and yes, to the third. In a bid to prove he is right, he amasses wealth and plunges himself in looking for a male heir through multiple marriages. He fails, but as desperation drives him towards death, he accidentally discovers his lone son whom he had unknowingly begotten in a remote village in his early life. He adopts and makes the boy his heir. But the boy views life differently; to him, wealth is relative, women have intrinsic values and man is absolutely helpless in determining his fate. In the end, Ndi recognizes his folly and succumbs to his son’s views.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alobwed’Epie was born at Ngomboku in Kupe-Muanenguba Division, S.W. Region of Cameroon. He was educated at the Universities of Yaounde and Leeds. He teaches Creative Writing at the University of Yaounde. What a Next of Kin! is his 7th Novel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Miraclaire Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0615779530
• ISBN 13: 9780615779539
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 148
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