An acclaimed Nigerian author’s award-winning new novel, An Orchestra of Minorities is a tragic love story. It is like many classic tales, but with a unique twist: it’s told by the main character’s guardian spirit, or chi, in the Igbo religion. Listen to learn how having a non-human narrator affects this story and its characters’ destinies.
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01/05/2019
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What motivates the main character of the novel?
How did the author decide he wanted to start writing?
Why did the author choose chi to narrate his novel?
How did the author research the novel?
Why does the interviewer believe novelists have to believe in free will?