THE ORCHESTRA OF MINORITIES - CHIGOZIE OBIOMA

'The universe does not dwell on the past, rather it forges ahead, on the winding path of future, it doesn't turn back' 🍂

'An Orchestra of Minorities' by Chigozie Obioma is a connatural voice of a guiltless soul.

What should I talk here? About the intrinsically weaved plot? Agonising emotions? Well, the story is about a farmer Chinonso, Who's here to narrate a story of this Chinonso? Who's here to voice out his striving?

His guardian Spirit pens his agony, it wrecks your heart, it certainly makes you want to embrace Chinonso and tell him it's going to be alright. You would definitely want to go and tell him about how you adore his gosling, the minimalist life, beautiful life of Chinonso that revolves around the birds! 

When he calls his girlfriend 'Mommy' and sells his poultry for the sake of pleasing her upper class family, you would want to tell him about how this selfish world will take his innocence for granted. All misfortunes approach him because of his race and class. Eventually, the reader might also get frustrated about 'what plan this universe still has for this innocent soul?' 

Obioma has literally written a spectacular contemporary version of Odyssey, Odyssey of Chinonso, the story is filled with astounding African myths. The interwoven myths and realistic struggles of an oppressed soul is just BRILLIANTLY PENNED! 

No wonder 'An Orchestra of Minorities' is longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2019. This book is a tedious journey of an innocent farmer and obstinate society set across Nigeria. This archetypal sketch of Igbo tradition and refined African literature is a masterpiece! 

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