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John Otse Egwa along with his son, Mathew, whose mother is a white French woman, land in Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja, Nigeria, after years of being westernised in France. Their short stay in the country, a land full of rich culture and art diversity, brings out a tug of war between two different codes of behaviour for them.
Further, the visit leads to innumerable awakenings in both son and father about their African roots. The father is concerned about whether his son will like or abhor the country of his birth. Some events are dreadful for both, and some lead to the eruption of their hidden love and care for their fatherland. Read this trail of memories about the colourful, vibrant, lively Nigeria and its people, along with some discomforting realities about the third world.
ISBN : 978-1-83543-940-1
Scheduled: 09/07/2026
Pages : 328
Size : 205x140
Imprint : Olympia Publishers
Joseph Egwurube is a Nigerian who resides in France. He was born in 1957. He currently teaches at the Faculty of Law, Political Science and Management at La Rochelle University but enjoys creative writing, especially poems, which he shares with his university colleagues. Educated in Zaria in Nigeria and Bordeaux in France, where he obtained a Doctorate degree in Political Science, he spent several years teaching as a Senior Lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in Nigeria before moving to settle in France. A few of his poems have been published in Teaching Times, the France TESOL Magazine.