Okey Ndibe's critically-acclaimed debut novel, Arrows of Rain is a vital exploration into the importance of speaking truth to power even when no one is willing to listen. 'A story that must be told never forgives silence.' In the country of Madia, General Isa Palat Bello has declared himself Life-President of the Republic. According to him, ninety-nine point five percent of Madians voted for it. On the day of his ascendency, a time meant for celebration, a young sex worker is found dead on a beach. The last man who spoke ...
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Okey Ndibe's critically-acclaimed debut novel, Arrows of Rain is a vital exploration into the importance of speaking truth to power even when no one is willing to listen. 'A story that must be told never forgives silence.' In the country of Madia, General Isa Palat Bello has declared himself Life-President of the Republic. According to him, ninety-nine point five percent of Madians voted for it. On the day of his ascendency, a time meant for celebration, a young sex worker is found dead on a beach. The last man who spoke to her, the 'madman' Bukuru, is adamant he saw her being attacked by Madian soldiers. His claim quickly lands him in prison, forced to defend himself against the charge of the woman's murder. Armed only with the truth, two men, Bukuru's psychiatrist and a young journalist, set upon the perilous scheme of releasing Bukuru's story to the world - a plan made even more dangerous by his implication of the President himself. A brave and powerful work of fiction, Arrows of Rain continues to resonate as a cautionary tale against corruption and oppression. Okey Ndibe is one of the most important novelists writing today. 'Highly evocative.' Wole Soyinka 'The greatest villain in Okey Ndibe's Arrows of Rain is silence.' Vanity Fair 'A Kafkaesque, imaginative novel of great necessity and power.' Kirkus Reviews
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