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by Elechi Amadi

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can I have a summary of the book "The Concubine"?

Siafa Johnson chapter 11 summery

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how can i download a copy?

Kate Moyo how can l down load a cop?y

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Who killed ekweme at the end?

BIGIRIMANA Jacques Ekweme has been killed by The King.

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Can i have summary of this book?

African Literature The concubine is a fictitious novel by Nigerian author Elechi Amadi. It was first published in 1966, after which the author published a number of othe…moreThe concubine is a fictitious novel by Nigerian author Elechi Amadi. It was first published in 1966, after which the author published a number of other literary works; The Great Ponds (1969), Sunset in Biafra (1973), The Slave (1978) and Estrangement (1986).

It is however, this novel (The Concubine) which stands as the authors’ crowning achievement.

The title of the book The concubine is symbolic as its meaning is only revealed to the reader in the closing chapters of the story. It becomes clear that ‘the concubine’ is none other than Ihuoma – a beautiful lady and the main character in the novel. Full Review at http://african-literature.net/index.p...(less)

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