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An Orchestra of Minorities: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2019 Kindle Edition

by Chigozie Obioma (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019

From the author of the Booker-shortlisted novel, The Fishermen

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'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times

'A major new African writer' Salman Rushdie

'A profoundly humane epic love story' Booker Prize Judges 2019

A young farmer named Chinonso prevents a woman from falling to her death. Bonded by this strange night on the bridge, he and Ndali fall in love, but it is a mismatch according to her family who reject him because of his lowly status. Is it love or madness that makes Chinonso think he can change his destiny?

Set across Nigeria and Cyprus, An Orchestra of Minorities, written in the mythic style of the Igbo tradition, weaves a heart-wrenching tale about fate versus free will.
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'A spectacular artistic leap' Guardian

'Brilliantly original' The Economist

'A remarkable talent' Independent

'Few contemporary novels achieve the seductive panache of Obioma's heightened language, with its mixture of English, Igbo and colourful African-English phrases, and the startling clarity of the dialogue. The story is extreme; yet its theme is a bid for mercy for that most fragile of creatures - a human' Eileen Battersby, Guardian

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465 pages
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English
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Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date

3 January 2019
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1562 KB
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Obioma's novel is electrifying, a meticulously crafted character drama told with emotional intensity.

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

Will have readers laughing at, angry with, and feeling compassion for a determined hero who endeavors to create his own destiny.

-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"

A multicultural fable that her-alds a new master of magical realism.

-- "BookPage (starred review)"

Obioma overwhelms readers with a visceral sense of Chinonso's humanity, his love, his rage, and his despair as he struggles between fate and self-determination.

-- "Library Journal (starred review)" --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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The second novel by the author of The Fishermen (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize) --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Umuahia, Nigeria. Chinonso, a young poultry farmer, sees a woman attempting to jump to her death from a highway bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, Chinonso joins her on the roadside and hurls two of his most prized chickens into the water below to demonstrate the severity of the fall. The woman, Ndali, is moved by his sacrifice.

Bonded by this strange night on the bridge, Chinonso and Ndali fall in love. But Ndali is from a wealthy family, and when her parents object to the union because Chinonso is uneducated, he sells most of his possessions to attend university in Cyprus. Once in Cyprus, Chinonso discovers that all is not what it seems. Furious at a world which continues to relegate him to the sidelines, Chinonso gets further and further away from his dream, from Ndali and the place he called home.

In this contemporary twist on Homer's Odyssey, in the mythic style of the Igbo literary tradition, Chigozie Obioma weaves a heart-wrenching epic about the tension between destiny and determination.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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In this contemporary twist on Homer's Odyssey, in the mythic style of the Igbo literary tradition, Chigozie Obioma weaves a heart-wrenching epic about the tension between destiny and determination.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

Chigozie Obioma was born in 1986 in Akure, Nigeria. His short stories have appeared in the Virginia Quarterly Review and New Madrid. He was a fall 2012 Omi Fellow at Ledig House in New York and his first novel, The Fishermen, won the 2016 NAACP Image Award and was a Man Booker Prize finalist. Obioma has lived in Nigeria, Cyprus and Turkey, and currently resides in the United States, where he teaches at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

ASIN : B07B9XKV9F
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group; 1st edition (3 January 2019)
Language : English
File size : 1562 KB
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Print length : 465 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0316412392

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Reboni Saha

Nice style though a bit tedious

Reviewed in India on 6 December 2019

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What I love : The story woven through the view of a man's chi (protective spirit), the beauty of belief and culture so elegantly laid out.
What I didn't : A tendency to ramble makes this a tedious read.
This book is far better than the earlier one though.

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Tomichan Matheikal

Love is not so common

Reviewed in India on 6 May 2020

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Love is what people claim to want. But are people really motivated by love? What role does love actually play in human affairs? Here is a young man who is ready to sacrifice much for love. But he has to face disasters. This novel tells the story of that young man in a very poignant way. Wonderful novel. Highly readable.

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Anushka arora

Condition of the book

Reviewed in India on 7 November 2019

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My book’s front cover appears to have been folded. This isn’t acceptable to me.

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Pradeep VM

Very good

Reviewed in India on 4 January 2021

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Excellent work.

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Nawneet pahuja

Fantastic.

Reviewed in India on 2 September 2019

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Fabulous writing. Great story.

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Story didn't flow.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2019

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Having seen a profusion of rapturous reviews for this African tale, I had very high hopes. And what a gorgeous title too! I was beguiled and ready to be seduced. "Let me at it!" I cried.

Hurrr-rrr-chh! (A screech of brakes, or a needle skidding on vinyl).

Alas, I just didn’t take to it.
The omniscient narrator (a guardian spirit) waffled on in a simplistic writing style that had me rolling my eyes and wishing we could bring a rescue team of literary greats back from the dead. The first few chapters were all exposition and there was nothing here that resembled an actual story. Our ethereal narrator kept repeating, "I had seen it many times." To which I retorted, "Yes, you’ve said it many times too, you parrot!"
And ... relax.
Namaste.
So, while the cosmic blather continued with no sign of anything resembling dialogue or human interaction on the horizon, I shimmied into a lifebuoy and prepared to jump ship.
Happily, though, a story did begin to emerge. And a very promising one at that. A tale of Nonso Olisa, an ill-starred Nigerian poultry farmer who falls in love with a woman who, as a result of being jilted, was intent on throwing herself off a bridge.
"Ah-ha! That’s more like it!" I cheered, casting off my lifebuoy and getting myself nice and comfy.
Auspiciously, the author began to move through his literary gears, fashioning a contemporary Greek tragedy that suggested it might finally live up to its star billing (and what eventually happens to our unworldly chicken farmer when he relocates to Cyprus is a complete volte-face from the book’s uneventful opening chapters). The scene was set and I was ready to give it a second chance.
But, d’oh! Again with the exposition! Chigozie Obiama snatches defeat from the jaws of victory by reintroducing yet more explanatory notes (groan) that are surely surplus to requirements. There’s a potentially-moving human story here that needs to be told! (A thorough edit and word cull would have done this novel a power of good).
The story continued to advance like a slug through treacle and, despite his terrible woes, I lost all sympathy for the hapless main character (he is largely the architect of his own downfall). I rooted for Ndali (the lady from the bridge) much more. The pacing throughout remained leaden and I really struggled to get to the finishing line.

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Augustine Nsoedo

AMAZING BOOK. A MUST READ

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 January 2019

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I don’t even know where to start, this is an amazing book. Written from an unusual point of view and tells the story of Nonso an Igbo man who just wants to be with the woman he loves no matter what. Willing to give up and do anything to be with her and this unfortunately for him leads him down the path of troubles I wouldn’t even wish on my enemy. LOVE THIS BOOK. I LOVE THIS BOOK. And then the ending is sooo painful I wish I could step in and just help Nonso out. A must read

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N16

Convinced my chi once inhabited a host from the time of The Great Fathers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2019

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"They were the minorities of this world whose only recourse was to join this universal orchestra in which all there was to do was cry and wail."⁣⁣
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An Orchestra of Minorities 🖤⁣⁣
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The only reason I could justify reading a book of this size during term time is a) it’s a twist on Greek classic The Odyssey and b) it kept me sane during the last month of term which has been quite draining. ⁣⁣
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Having read this and a few others in the same genre I legit want to study Igbo culture and language full time! I am convinced that my chi previously inhabited a host from the time of The Great Fathers and guides me to the people and books that have educated me this last year. ⁣⁣

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Lami

An excellent book that left me thinking for days after I finished it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 March 2019

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This was an excellent book that left me thinking about it days after (I’m still thinking about it). I was initially bored with the main character because he seemed too laid back and simple but the book gradually pulled me up him and I couldn’t put it down.

Love does things to people (good and bad) and this book reveals the human complexity and the extent to which mental health issues/pain can blur the lines between evil and rightful revenge.

I also enjoyed how the story was told from the perspective of his chi. Made me start thinking if I had my own personal chi who intervened on my behalf.

I really love this book and don’t think I’ll be getting over it anytime soon.

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Desert Diva

the spirit of the soul tells the tale of love hate revenge and heartbreak

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 February 2019

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Some of the most captivating sentences in emotional prose to tell this heartbreaking story ... a wonderful piece of fiction

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