Explores the history, culture, and people of Nigeria, and examines their economy, natural resources, religion, governmment, tourist trade, and effects of nearly three decades of military rule.
A child describes the work of his grandfather, a traditional healer in a Nigerian village, comparing it to the work of other family members. Includes information about plants used in healing.
Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.
