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The Great Ponds

The Great Ponds

Amadi, Elechi

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General FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $20.99

PREORDER - Expected ship date February 2, 2027

ISBN10: 1035930544
ISBN13: 9781035930548
Publisher: Apollo Publishing International
Published: Feb 2 2027
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.08 Depth: 7.79
Language: English

The Great Ponds is Elechi Amadi's powerful novel about the long-running feud between two rival villages in Eastern Nigeria at a time when the region was still an early shadow of its future self. The dispute over ownership of a fertile pond escalates into a bitter, all-consuming conflict where pride, honour and tradition collide, drawing ordinary villagers into cycles of tension and tragedy. Amadi vividly recreates the atmosphere of rural life - its rituals, hierarchies and moral codes - while showing how a seemingly simple dispute can swell into a drama with far-reaching consequences. Written with precision and a remarkable talent for evoking place and character, this is an unforgettable portrait of community, conflict and the forces that shape human destiny.

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