The Passport of Mallam Ilia - Ekwensi, Cyprian
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The Passport of Mallam Ilia is a love story tinged with a vengeance mission. On his quest to avenge the death of his wife, Zarah, the hero, Mallam Ilia, misses out on his entire youth Late in 1947, my train was gasping and panting up the steep incline that leads onto the Bauchi Plateau in Northern Nigeria. It was a chilly morning; I had been traveling third class for two days and two sleepless nights with scarcely any room in which to stretch my legs; I felt bored to death, and anxious to get the journey over....

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The Passport of Mallam Ilia is a love story tinged with a vengeance mission. On his quest to avenge the death of his wife, Zarah, the hero, Mallam Ilia, misses out on his entire youth Late in 1947, my train was gasping and panting up the steep incline that leads onto the Bauchi Plateau in Northern Nigeria. It was a chilly morning; I had been traveling third class for two days and two sleepless nights with scarcely any room in which to stretch my legs; I felt bored to death, and anxious to get the journey over....
Autorenporträt
Cyprian Ekwensi was born in Nigeria in 1921, the son of a famed storyteller and elephant hunter. In early life, he worked as a forestry officer in Nigeria and as a pharmacist in Romford, Essex. On returning home, he wrote his first novel, "People of the City" (1954), which was one of the first Nigerian novels to be published internationally. "Jagua Nana", his most famous book, appeared in 1961 and won the Dag Hammarskjöld prize in literature, though it was banned in schools and attacked by the church. Later in life, Ekwensi worked in broadcasting, politics, and as a pharmacist, while writing over forty books and scripts. He died in 2007. His works continue to appeal to readers all over the world.