ADAKU (A Play)

In 1979 Nigeria, a good man’s sudden death in a hunting accident leaves his widow in a mourning chair. Their daughter, Adaku, seeks to bring honor to her community like her hunter-father but soon discovers the unwritten rules that govern her destiny as a woman, and even more so, as an Igbo woman.

Publication Details

Journal
Iowa Research Online (The University of Iowa)
Published
2025-04-25
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25820/etd.007840
Primary Topic
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
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ADAKU (A Play)

Iowa Research Online (The University of Iowa)
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
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ADAKU (A Play)

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Abstract

In 1979 Nigeria, a good man’s sudden death in a hunting accident leaves his widow in a mourning chair. Their daughter, Adaku, seeks to bring honor to her community like her hunter-father but soon discovers the unwritten rules that govern her destiny as a woman, and even more so, as an Igbo woman.

Iowa Research Online (The University of Iowa)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 48%
Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
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