Under the Udala Trees

Name: Under the Udala Trees
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781847088383
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By Chinelo Okparanta

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Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta explores the life of Ijeoma, a young Nigerian girl who navigates her identity and the challenges of growing up during the Nigerian civil war. Within this tumultuous backdrop, she discovers her sexuality and grapples with societal expectations and personal desires. The novel beautifully weaves themes of love, acceptance, and resilience amidst adversity.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in powerful narratives exploring identity, love, and resilience amidst cultural conflicts. Set against the backdrop of Nigeria's civil war, it weaves a poignant tale about a young girl discovering her sexuality in a society bound by tradition. If you enjoy stories that blend personal growth with historical and cultural depth, this novel offers a profound and touching journey.

A triumphant love story that follows the life of one woman from the chaos of Nigeria's 1968 civil war through forbidden first love, loss, marriage and motherhood.

A triumphant love story that follows the life of one woman from the chaos of Nigeria's 1968 civil war through forbidden first love, loss, marriage and motherhood

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One day in 1968, at the height of the Biafran civil war, Ijeoma's father is killed and her world is transformed forever. Separated from her grief-stricken mother, she meets another young lost girl, Amina, and the two become inseparable. Theirs is a relationship that will shake the foundations of Ijeoma's faith, test her resolve and flood her heart.

In this masterful novel of faith, love and redemption, Okparanta takes us from Ijeoma's childhood in war-torn Biafra, through the perils and pleasures of her blossoming sexuality, her wrong turns, and into the everyday sorrows and joys of marriage and motherhood. As we journey with Ijeoma, we are drawn to the question: what is the value of love and what is the cost?

Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta invites readers to contemplate these themes through the poignant and powerful story of Ijeoma's life.

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Chinelo Okparanta's Under the Udala Trees is lauded for its intertwining of the personal and political, drawing comparisons to the works of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Critics praise its elegant, lyrical prose and its exploration of complex themes such as forbidden love, war, and identity. The novel is described as a brave and poignant narrative that challenges cultural and religious prejudices while offering a deeply personal coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of Nigeria's Biafran Civil War. Reviewers highlight Okparanta's powerful storytelling and ability to capture emotional depth and societal issues, cementing her status as a significant new voice in literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847088383

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 January 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 237g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

CHINELO OKPARANTA was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and moved with her family to the US at the age of ten. She received her BSc from Pennsylvania State University, her MA from Rutgers University and her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her stories have been featured in the New Yorker and Granta. In 2013 she was shortlisted for the Caine Prize for African Writing. She is a winner of a 2014 Lambda Literary Award, a 2016 Lambda Literary Award, the 2016 Jessie Redmon Fauset Book Award in Fiction, and of a 2014 O. Henry Prize.