The summary on the concubine by Elechi amadi?

Answer 1

OMG!! I read this book many years ago. It was about a beautiful young widow who had a spirit husband (but did not know it). This spirit husband was a very powerful and jealous being. It killed her first husband whom she loved dearly. I believe they had a son.

Anyway, suitors soon wanted her hand in marriage (she was very beautiful) but one thing or the other would happen to the man. Her latest fiance decided to consult the oracles to find out if the union should go ahead (or some such reason) but the juju priest they visited WARNED them severely against getting married. He said they could live together but must NOT get married. The man left in annoyance vowing to marry his bride. They visited a lesser juju priest in another nearby village. He told them that the marriage would go ahead but they needed to appease the spirit husband by rowing out to the middle of the river in the middle of the night and offering him some sacrifice. He gave them a list of what was needed. They were happy. Anyway, that day, an incident happened involving a poisonous arrow. Her son accidentally shot the man in the eye whilst he was targetting lizards. The man died at midnight!!

Answer 2

The Concubine has its setting in West Africa and was published in 1966. Like Amadi's other books, it centers on traditional values in African society. Rivalry, conflict and disunity are major themes, evidenced most strikingly by the land wrangle between Madume and Emenike over a shifted boundary. Madume threatens to invoke traditional powers against Emenike.

The rift culminates into a physical fight between the two. Athough Emenike recovers from injuries he suffers during the fight with Madume, he later dies mysteriously, apparently of "lock chest". Many villagers doubt that the death is accidental. They think Madume had a hand in it but dare not say so.

When Madume quarrels with Ihuoma, Emenike's wife, about a plantain that she had grown on the same piece of land that had often sparked quarrels between him and Emenike, Nnadi is there to intervene for his sister in law. He is loyal and protective of her.

Madume becomes blind when a cobra spits in his eyes and soon hangs himself. Many think his death has something to do with the piece of land and the gods' revenge.

Amadi touches on another theme, that of love, through the relationship between Ihuoma and Emenike, and later on between Ihuoma and Ekwueme. Ihuoma is unmistakably beautiful. She is admired by other women in the village, both physically and morally.

The 'shy' Ekweme becomes the brave one as he courts Ihuoma, paying her frequent visits, and volunteering to help thatch her leaking roof in the rainy season.

Ekweme's love for Ihuoma grows daily but his parents frown at the idea of his marrying a woman whose womb has born another man's children. His marriage to Ahurole, his childhood fiancée turns to be disastrous when she administers a love portion to distract him from thinking about Ihuoma.

Ekweme goes through thick and thin to have Ihuoma as his wife. Despite the fact that dibias from far and wide are used to offer appeasing sacrifices to the gods, Ekweme does not live to see his dream. A stray arrow from Ihuoma's son Nwonna kills him just before the joyous celebration of the union set for the next day.

Answer 3

The central theme is man's ability to manipulate his/her destiny versus the decree of mystical cosmos that is employed by tradition, folklore and superstition. The main characters are Madume, Nnadi, Ilhouma and the deceased Eminke is brought up often as well. The style is simple and grave.