What A Next of Kin - Softcover

Alobwed'Epie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615779530 ISBN 13: 9780615779539

Publisher: Miraclaire Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

WHAT A NEXT OF KIN! X-rays the raison d’être of patriarchy through the implied questions – Is wealth the basis of patriarchy? Have women any role in the system? Can a patriarch protect his lineage from alien blood? The protagonist Ndi, the extremely wealthy father of eight daughters says yes, to the first question; no, to the second; and yes, to the third. In a bid to prove he is right, he amasses wealth and plunges himself in looking for a male heir through multiple marriages. He fails, but as desperation drives him towards death, he accidentally discovers his lone son whom he had unknowingly begotten in a remote village in his early life. He adopts and makes the boy his heir. But the boy views life differently; to him, wealth is relative, women have intrinsic values and man is absolutely helpless in determining his fate. In the end, Ndi recognizes his folly and succumbs to his son’s views.

About this title

About the Author

Alobwed’Epie was born at Ngomboku in Kupe-Muanenguba Division, S.W. Region of Cameroon. He was educated at the Universities of Yaounde and Leeds. He teaches Creative Writing at the University of Yaounde. What a Next of Kin! is his 7th Novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Miraclaire Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615779530
• ISBN 13: 9780615779539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148