About this title: Onitsha tells the story of Fintan, a youth who travels to Africa in 1948 with his Italian mother to join the English father he has never met. Fintan is initially enchanted by the exotic world he discovers in Onitsha, a bustling city prominently situated on the eastern bank of the Niger River. But gradually he comes to recognize the intolerance and brutality of the colonial system. His youthful point of view provides the novel with a notably direct, horrified perspective on racism and colonialism. In the words of translator Alison Anderson, Onitsha is remarkable for its "almost mythological ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1997-04-01
ISBN-13:9780803279667ISBN:0803279663
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Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. Bison Books, 1997. Fine Book. Aside from one creased page, overall a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Description: Good. 2070387267 24940mm MMP: spine smooth, text clean, cover has light shelf wear w/crease-allow up to 21 business days for standard USPS media m ai l. wt0lb5.4ozpf. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press,, Lincoln:
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803279667ISBN:0803279663
Description: Near Fine. 9780803279667. Translated from the French by Alison Anderson. A later printing (paperback). About fine in illustrated wraps. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1997-04-01
ISBN-13:9780803279667ISBN:0803279663
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803279667ISBN:0803279663
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803279667ISBN:0803279663
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803229150ISBN:0803229151
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780803279667ISBN:0803279663
Description: New. Onitsha tells the story of Fintan, a youth who travels to Africa in 1948 with his Italian mother to join the English father he has never met. Fintan is initially enchanted by the exotic world he discovers in Onitsha, a bustling city prominently situa... read more
"I was given this book by my sister-in-law who is an editor at Nebraska Press otherwise I may not have chosen it. It was a story of a woman and her son going to Africa in the 40's to meet up with her husband. It was a difficult life and hard to imagine."
"Reading the first pages of this novel was not that exciting. To me it was extremely slow, and did not captivate my interest. But then... something happens; when Fintan, the young protagonist, docked at the banks of the Niger River with Moau, his Italian mother, a new oneiric world opens in front of the reader. I am glad I didn't put the book down. I loved the dreamy passages on the historical and mythological references on Africa's legendary past -the charming black queen of Meroë and her search for a promise land- and the complex intersections with the portrait of the daily life of Fintan , his mother and the the other characters of the story in Africa. The criticism of colonialism is powerful in "Onitsha" but it can be read on many different levels. I shall definitely read other works by this seducing author."
"This is a small book full of exquisite details. It can be read on many levels -- as a story about a family that has been separated and is trying to come together, as a journey or quest, or as a description of the clash of unfamiliar cultures. It is the story of a young boy, Fintan, who in 1948 travels with his French/Italian mother from France to Nigeria to rejoin his British father. In Onitsha, each member of the family learns about themselves and the culture that they have come to join."
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