LIBROS DEL AUTOR: onyechi mbamali

5 resultados para LIBROS DEL AUTOR: onyechi mbamali

  • LONE WITNESS AND OTHER POEMS
    Onyechi Mbamali
    From the rheumy-eyed contemplations of the aging eagle in the opening poem, Calling Time to the pulsating denouement in Aftersong, this is poetry of purpose, captivating as much in sweep, style and structure as in substance, sequence and eloquence. Lone Witness and Other Poems is a collection of poems fittingly sequenced as a narrative expedition and probing the twilights and h...
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    18,04 €

  • Cryland Woes and Other Poems
    Onyechi Mbamali
    'There shall yet the guns again For privileged cups have emptied rivers And sudden shock of burning thirst Threatens the mother pot.' Poetry or prophecy, these riveting lines present a sample of the tour de force behind this cover, a poet’s explosive anger at the parlous state of his country. Adroitly couched in words that leap at you, the verses in this handy book are smoulder...
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    16,08 €

  • Your Man Abednego
    Onyechi Mbamali
    Your Man Abednego A play in four acts, this is an explosive sequel to the much acclaimed ’Shadows of The Ancestors’. The warrior kingdom of Umudimkpa under an ageing regency, awaits the coming of a crown prince whose birth and mystery life were foretold by the oracles. Instead, it is British colonialists that arrive, bringing with them the daunting challenges of a foreign gover...
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    19,58 €

  • Shadows of the Ancestors
    Onyechi Mbamali
    This three-act play exploits youth radicalism in exploring the course and outcome of a brand of idealism which disregards the settled order in the pursuit of a social change objective. The great ruler of Umudimkpa, a land of warriors, has just passed away. He leaves behind a great legacy, but his cabinet of high chiefs is riven with differences in commitment to his reform progr...
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    11,44 €

  • When the Scorpion
    Onyechi Mbamali
    The appointment of a renegade son of the soil as Warrant Chief by the white District Officer is received with utter consternation by the warrior kingdom of Umudimkpa. In a bid to assert his authority, he opts for a showdown with the aged regency, exploiting the native police and the services of a dreaded juju man to unleash a reign of terror on the land. His rabid obsession wit...
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    19,99 €