OMENUKO
THE FIRST
IGBO NOVEL
by Pita Nwana
1933
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translated from
the
Igbo by Frances W. Pritchett
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*About
the Author: a Brief Biography*
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IGBO
TEXT:
Chapters *1-6*;
*7-9*; *10-15*
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*Translator's
preface*
Chapter
One
The start of
Omenuko's
trading business
Chapter
Two
What Omenuko did
when
he reached home
Chapter
Three
The flight of
Omenuko
and his brothers
Chapter
Four
Omenuko's life
at Ndi
Mgborogwu
Chapter
Five
Mgborogwu's will
Chapter
Six
The reign of
Chief Omenuko
in the land of the Mgborogwu people
Chapter
Seven
The moving of
the residence
of Omenuko and his brothers
Chapter
Eight
Concerning the
people
Omenuko sold
Chapter
Nine
Omenuko longs to
return
to his native land
Chapter
Ten
The
reconciliation of
Omenuko and our people
Chapter
Eleven
The building of
the
houses of Omenuko and his brothers
Chapter
Twelve
Omenuko's
advancement
to paramount chief, and the opposition of the other chiefs
Chapter
Thirteen
The final
conspiracy
Chapter
Fourteen
The return of
Omenuko
and his brothers to our village
Chapter
Fifteen
Omenuko's life
in our
village
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