The Shadow Knows
The Shadow Knows by Benneth Nnaedozie Okpala, published by Trafford Publishing in 2003, is a work of fiction that explores the cultural values of the Igbo people of Nigeria. This edition spans 220 pages and is presented in English. The narrative delves into the moral and imaginative aspects of Igbo culture, juxtaposed against the backdrop of economic hardship following a civil war, highlighting the tension between survival instincts and cultural ethics.
Readers will encounter the story of a desperate young man grappling with his conscience and the judgments imposed by both society and a higher power. The book presents a contextual examination of Igbo thoughts and traditions, emphasizing the strict rules governing actions and their consequences. Through this tale, the author sheds light on the enduring cultural precepts that shape individual experiences within a challenging socio-economic landscape.
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The enduring cultural precepts of the indomitable ethic Igbos of Nigeria have sustained their revered human endowments for ages – morality, imagination, self-awareness, independent will. But severe economic deprivation at the wake of a lost civil war pitted their acute sense of survival against these cultural precepts.
The Shadow Knows tells a bemusing story of a reprehensive life of a desperate young man under the menacing weight of his impeaching conscience; and the damning judgement of God and Man he grantically tries to escape. A contextual story of Igbo toughts and culture under strict tradisional rules of actions and consequences.
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