Love Is Power, Or Something Like That: Stories

"Love Is Power, Or Something Like That — a collection of arresting stories by A. Igoni Barrett — is so much more than its lyrical language, delicious detail and author’s love of English — Nigerian English and English English. A born storyteller, this young writer melds contemporary Nigeria — Africa’s most populous nation and arguably the continent’s most bewitching — with age-old wisdom. Is Barrett a modern-day sage? His prose may shock and startle; but with anguish, violence and cruelty comes compassion.  Barrett artfully captures humanity in these nine tales, adding layers to characters as memorable as Scrooge and Okonkwo.  A friend gobbled it up in one sitting — through the night.  A scrumptious read."