| 词条 | The Concubine (novel) |
| 释义 |
| name = The Concubine | title_orig = | translator = | image = | image_caption = | author = Elechi Amadi | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = Nigeria | language = English | series = | genre = Novel | publisher = Heinemann African Writers Series | release_date = 1966 | media_type = Print (Paperback) | pages = 216 pp | isbn = | preceded_by = - | followed_by = The Great Ponds }} The Concubine is the debut novel by Nigerian writer Elechi Amadi originally published in 1966 as part of the Heinemann African Writers Series. Set in a remote village in Eastern Nigeria, an area yet to be affected by European values and where society is orderly and predictable, the story concerns a woman "of great beauty and dignity" who inadvertently brings suffering and death to all her lovers. The novel portrays a society still ruled by traditional gods, offering a glimpse into the human relationships that such a society creates. On its publication in London by Heinemann Educational Books, The Concubine was hailed as a "most accomplished first performance" and "an outstanding work of pure fiction".[1][2] A critical study of the novel was written by Alatair Niven, who called it: "an example of how an absence of conscious sophistication or experimentation can result in a novel of classic simplicity.... Rooted firmly among the hunting and fishing villages of the Niger delta, The Concubine nevertheless possesses the timelessness and universality of a major novel."[3] The Concubine has been made into a film, written by Elechi Amadi and directed by Nollywood director Andy Amenechi; the film was premiered in Abuja in March 2007.[4]References1. ^Eustace Palmer, "Elechi Amadi and Flora Nwapa", African Literarture Today, no. 1, 1969, p. 56. 2. ^Eldred Jones, "African Literature 1966-1967", African Forum, vol. 3, no. 1, p.5. 3. ^Alastair Niven, A Critical View on Elechi Amadi's "The Concubine" (London, 1981), p. 7. 4. ^Elechi Amadi website, videos. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726024522/http://www.elechiamadi.org/video.php |date=2011-07-26 }}
7 : Nigerian novels adapted into films|1966 novels|Debut novels|Novels set in precolonial Africa|Novels set in Nigeria|Heinemann (publisher) books|African Writers Series |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。