The Middle Daughter
Ɓiɗɗo debbo hakkundeejo ko deftere renndo nde Chika Unigwe winndi, nde Dzanc Books yaltini e hitaande 2018.[1] Unigwe heɓi miijo mum ko e daartol Hades e Persephone.[2]
The Middle Daughter
| Title | The Middle Daughter  |
|---|---|
| Form of creative work | novel |
| Genre | fiction |
| Author | Chika Unigwe |
| Publisher | Dzanc Books |
| Country of origin | Naajeeriya |
| Language of work or name | Inngilisjo |
| Publication date | 2023 |
| Page(s) | 310 |
Ciimtol plot Caggal nde Udodi sankii, ɓesngu nguu miijii caɗeele mum en gasii, kono ɓe luutndiima. Nde Nani, mo duuɓi sappo e jeeɗiɗi, majjini miñi mum debbo e baaba mum gooto caggal goɗɗo, nguurndam mum ɓeydii tiiɗde no feewi. Nani nanngaa e sunaare, tawi ko yumma mum e miñi mum debbo paamataa, ina woɗɗitoo ɗum. E nder mette makko, o 6eydii faamde waajotooɗo wiyoowo ina jogii liggey toowɗo e Alla. Fodoore makko jeytaare e faamde ina rokka Nani 6uu6ol yaakaare.O wayi ko no o rokki mo yaakaare e nokku jeytaare. Kono nde Nani ɓeydii jokkondirde e makko, o ɓeydii woɗɗitaade ɓesngu makko.Nde sahaa ina yahra, Nani ina ɓeydoo seertude e ɓesngu mum, ɓe ngonnoo ko e ɓadtaade no feewi. O joofniri ko dewgal bonngal ɗo gorko makko waɗi mo ko boni. O yiɗi ɓiɓɓe makko, kono o hulii yaltude sabu maɓɓe. Haa jooni, Nani ina anndi ina foti tiiɗnaade, heɓa laawol yaltude e ngonka mum.
taƴtoE cuusal e pellital, Nani fuɗɗii yiytude hoore mum kadi. O fotti e kulol makko, o janngi hoolaade hoore makko. E joofnirde, o anndi omo waawi foolde kala ko ina addana mo, so tawii o jokkii e ko ɓuri himmude e makko.
Jikkuuji Nani — ko ƴamoowo[1][2] Udodi — Mawniiko debbo Nani Ugo — Ɓiɗɗo debbo Nani Efrayim Nani jom suudu tooñannge Enuka — Sehil Nani Jaɓɓugo Delight Ejiaka winndi ngam Binndi Duniyaaru Hannde ɗon laara dow "[t]he binndol nder deftere nden ɗon mari semmbe e ɗon ndarna janngoowo nder dingiral maajum." teskaade wonde "[t]he novel ina yaawi, ina yahdi e daartol, ina waɗi kadi ƴellitaare jikkuuji mawɗi, ina addana janngoowo oo rewrude e kelle ɗee." Yettoore Unigwe ngam "ƴeewde jokkere enɗam e kala tonngoode haa nde ɓeydoo, nde woppa jamaanu nguu ina ɓuuɓtoo."[3]Ainehi Edoro mo Brittle Paper nanndini ɗum no moƴƴi e Citizen ɗiɗaɓo mo Buchi Emecheta winndi,[3] ƴeewtindorii oon "Caggal Ɓiɗɗo debbo ko daartol doole ko fayti e weltaare rewɓe ɓurnde goonga, ɓurnde yuumtude—weltaare ndimaagu."[4] Ainehi Edoro of Brittle Paper compared it favourably to Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta,[5] Ukamaka Olisakwe mo Isele Magazine rokki ɗum ƴeewndo koode joy,[4] o yetti wonde "[t]he deftere ndee ina yuɓɓinaa e an mbaadi haawniindi."[6] Ukamaka Olisakwe of Isele Magazine gave it a five star review,[7] praising that "[t]he book is structured in an astonishingly ingenious form."[7]
taƴto- ↑ Ejiaka, Delight. "The Middle Daughter by Chika Unigwe". World Literature Today. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ ""We Can Write All the Black Joy We Want, It Doesn't Mean that Black Suffering is Gone" | A Conversation with Chika Unigwe". Brittle Paper. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBritt2 - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Olisakwe, Ukamaka (13 April 2023). ""Life Bookended by Joy and Light": Review of Chika Unigwe's The Middle Daughter". Isele Magazine. Retrieved 25 August 2023.