Arrows of Rain Ndibe Okey
Arrows of Rain Ndibe Okey In Nigerian novelist and journalist Okey Ndibe's powerful debut novel, living to tell the tale is not enough--you must also tell it. "A story that must be told never…
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Arrows of Rain Ndibe Okey
In Nigerian novelist and journalist Okey Ndibe's powerful debut novel, living to tell the tale is not enough--you must also tell it. "A story that must be told never forgives silence."In the country of Madia (based in part on Ndibe's native Nigeria) a young sex worker runs into the sea and drowns. Twenty years after its original publication, and now with a new Foreword by the author, Arrows of Rain remains a vital exploration of the importance of story in opposition to corruption and the steep cost of speaking truth to power.
When his testimony implicates the Madian armed forces, Bukuru is arrested and charged with her death. The last man who spoke to her, the "madman" Bukuru, is asked to account for her last moments. At the first day of trial, Bukuru, acting as his own attorney, counters these charges with allegations of his own,