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An Orchestra of Minorities

An Orchestra of Minorities

Novel by Chigozie Obioma
3.7/5 · Goodreads
An Orchestra of Minorities is a 2019 novel by Chigozie Obioma. It is his second novel after his debut, The Fishermen. It is a modern twist of the Odyssey and Igbo cosmology. The novel's narrator is a deceased spirit chi. It was shortlisted for the... Wikipedia
Originally published: January 3, 2019
Genres: Novel and Coming-of-age story
Pages: 464
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With an unblinking gaze, and in rich, powerful prose, Chigozie Obioma weaves a tale of the systemic stripping away of human dignity and its terrible effects.
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Jan 8, 2019 · A contemporary twist on the Odyssey, An Orchestra of Minorities is narrated by the chi, or spirit of a young poultry farmer named Chinonso.
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Jan 16, 2019 · A Nigerian chicken farmer is the victim of a scam in this mystical tragicomedy by the author of the Booker-shortlisted The Fishermen.
An Orchestra of Minorities is a 2019 novel by Chigozie Obioma. It is his second novel after his debut, The Fishermen. It is a modern twist of the Odyssey and ...
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Set on the outskirts of Umuahia, Nigeria and narrated by a chi, or guardian spirit, An Orchestra of Minorities tells the story of Chinonso, a young poultry ...
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Aug 27, 2019 · In the novel, Chinonso lives on a Nigerian poultry farm, alone with his beloved fowls. His immediate family is dead or estranged, so when an ...
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Jan 19, 2019 · The second novel from the Man Booker Prize finalist Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities is a wrenching study of the sacrifices made for ...
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Umuahia, Nigeria. Chinonso, a young poultry farmer, sees a woman attempting to jump to her death from a highway bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, ...
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Jan 10, 2019 · Rich in folklore and the daily colour of ordinary life juxtaposed with the spirit world resonating all around it, Obioma's morality tale ...
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Feb 11, 2019 · It's a story that operates both as a taut, driven, realistic narrative—full of dread, yes, but also of deep insight into its characters and the ...