West Africa
Nigeria
Post-colonial
English
Fiction
A story of profound conjugal love in an Igbo community. Idu loves her husband Adiewere so completely that when he dies she chooses death rather than life without him.
Literary Significance
Nwapa's second novel, continuing her exploration of Igbo women's inner lives and the goddess Uhamiri tradition
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editorial-summarynot primary textA story of profound conjugal love in an Igbo community. Idu loves her husband Adiewere so completely that when he dies she chooses death rather than life without him. Nwapa's second novel, continuing her exploration of Igbo women's inner lives and the goddess Uhamiri tradition
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