MONTY, A Captivating And Moving Post-War Novel By Nigerian Author, Philip U. Effiong

Partly influenced by the Nigerian Civil War (1967 - 1970), the novel, MONTY, is ground-breaking in its depiction of the psychological and physical consequences of war in the Third World. In delivering this theme, the central focus rests on a single character who passes through several emotional and regional worlds. In the end, therefore, we are able to empathize with aspects of this character (if not the total character), and, thus, identify strongly with the theme of the novel.

MONTY (PRWEB) December 14, 2002 -opening impact that good literature is supposed to generate. Set in fictional and non-fictional locations, and spanning three continents, the novel takes the reader on a journey that begins from a specific experience and expands into a boundless human situation.

Rescued at birth from the terror of a wartime refugee camp, Monty is smuggled out of Cape Toria and offered renewed hope, first in Ireland and then the United States. Although his progress is remarkably boosted by the early discovery of his uncanny flute-playing talent, his sense of self-discovery nears completion only when, as an adult, he is able to instigate a historic journey that returns him to Cape Toria, the land of his birth.

MONTY is a scrupulous revelation of the horrors of war and its aftermath, and the resultant emergence of social implications that are perceived as abnormal by prescribed standards. Hopes of regeneration are ultimately nurtured by the emergence of a stubborn, even divine, survival spirit.

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