![]() ![]() ![]() Under the Udala Trees is a humane account of a tongueless love that dares not speak in African society, an unconventionally truthful narrative of a love- innocent and young between Ijeoma and Amina which is cut up with demeaning stares and accusing fingers. She has a masterful description of Nigeria during the civil war and her gory images of war are almost as frightening as her theme. Her first novel Under the Udala Treesis remarkably devoid of most of the avoidable errors that many first time novels emerge in- stunning, witty, bewitchingly manipulative and still yet simple little wonder Under the Udala Trees has become a favorite amongst most literature lovers in 2017. ![]() Matter of fact, Chinelo Okparanta made her debut in a grand and impactful way and her memories will go a long way in African literary history. Some literatures only come around once in a lifetime and when they arrive, they make the best use of their advent and leave the readers more enlightened, the world more habitable and our differences tolerable. I have nothing against the penis, it’s the life support system that comes with it which I object to. ![]()
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