Idu

by Flora Nwapa

Book Overview

'What we are all praying for is children. What else do we want if we have children?'

These two sentences from Idu contain the basic theme of this novel set in a rural Nigerian community where the life of the individual is woven into that of the community as a whole.

Idu, the protagonist, faces the challenge of infertility, leading her husband Adiewere to take a second wife. Eventually, Idu gives birth to a son named Ijoma, but it takes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838221530
• ISBN13: 9781838221539
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Das Editions Afropolitan Digital Limited
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.0"