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In his debut novel, The Only Son, John Munonye sheds a light on how changing cultures under British colonialism inflicted deep conflict amongst the everyday people of Igboland.Recently made a widow and a single mother to her only child, Chiaku decides to move her family to a small remote village in east Nigeria where she hopes to instill in her son the importance of their culture''s traditions and a devotion to the Igbo god Igwe. However, just as he begins to show promise in a religious career, a Roman Catholic missionary school opens up in their village. Although wary at first of the school''s strange Western ways, Chiaku''s son soon finds himself drawn to the teachings of the missionary priests there, sparking a conflict that threatens to split his small family apart...

The Only Son

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In his debut novel, The Only Son, John Munonye sheds a light on how changing cultures under British colonialism inflicted... Read more

    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Publication Date: 3/1/2024
    ISBN13: 9781803289090, 978-1803289090
    ISBN10: 1803289090

    Fiction , Contemporary Fiction

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    In his debut novel, The Only Son, John Munonye sheds a light on how changing cultures under British colonialism inflicted deep conflict amongst the everyday people of Igboland.Recently made a widow and a single mother to her only child, Chiaku decides to move her family to a small remote village in east Nigeria where she hopes to instill in her son the importance of their culture''s traditions and a devotion to the Igbo god Igwe. However, just as he begins to show promise in a religious career, a Roman Catholic missionary school opens up in their village. Although wary at first of the school''s strange Western ways, Chiaku''s son soon finds himself drawn to the teachings of the missionary priests there, sparking a conflict that threatens to split his small family apart...

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