LEADER 01194pam 2200157 a 4500
001 939477
005 20190426092822.0
008 190514s2015 nyu g 000 1 eng d
010 $a 2014031760
020 $a9781616954574 (pbk.) :$cNT$560
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPR9387.9.N358$bA89 2015
082 04$a823.92$222
100 1 $aNdibe, Okey,$d1960-.
245 10$aArrows of rain /$cOkey Ndibe.
260 $aNew York :$bSoho Press,$c[2015].
300 $a292 p. ;$c21 cm.
520 $a"This debut novel from the author of the powerful, universally acclaimed Foreign Gods, Inc. looks at a woman's drowning and the ensuing investigation in an emerging African nation. A young prostitute runs into the sea and drowns. The last man who spoke to her, the "madman" Bukuru, is asked to account for her death. His shocking revelations land him in court. Alone and undefended, Bukuru must calculate the cost of silence in the face of rampant corruption and state-sponsored violence against women. Arrows of Rain dramatizes the relationship between an individual and the modern African state. Okey Ndibe examines the erosion of moral insight in both public and private life, drawing out the complex factors behind the near-collapse of a nation"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0$aPolitical corruption$zAfrica$vFiction.
650 0$aWomen$xViolence against$zAfrica$vFiction.
651 0$aAfrica$xSocial conditions$vFiction.