Return To Algadez
(Maik Nwosu)
A collection of five short stories-RETURN TO ALGADEZ,THE SAKPOBA MERMAID,THE GREY HAIRS OF GAFARU,THE LEGEND OF JONAH and THE HONOURABLE FARTHEADS spanning ninety-two pages.
RETURN OF ALGADEZ the title story is both a historical and spiritual excursion.''''Setting out was simple.A jungle bag slung over one shoulder,a brave jacket and corduroys donned, and a transatlantic boot extending beyond the ankle, the journey is begun--through winding, smoke-filled paths defying temporal or geographical compartmentalization,with a voice-resonant as the gurgle of a confluence town-whispering insistently:''''Hurry on , hurry on''''.Destination unknown, purpose enshrouded, my feet obey the injunction all the same.A! THE ROAD IS LIFE! So, on and on I traverse this universe of smoke and fauna untill, past a sudden fork in the road, a quaint and moth-eaten finger post announces the imminence of Jerusalem.Jerusalem?I must have come a long way then -to hear cherubims sing of the fabled magistrateries of the holy city or to witness the heedless battle for Palestine?''''
On and on the reader is taken on an excursion to places around the world.In THE SAKPOBA MERMAID the character has an encounter with a mermaid in the ancient city of Benin.''''Although she could not be described as pretty, she radiated a compelling sex-appeal.Her face reminded him of those hastilly carved christmas masquerades that excite children to no end;her robust frame of women straight from the fattening room; her dress of dainty mannequins.
''''Was she real?Was the house real?He was not sure .But he was in no hurry to save himself from the danger he believed he could perceive.He was like a moth-fly;she,a light-bulb.There was something about her,amystifying magnetic power''''
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