Nri Warriors of Peace
 

Published By:
Zenith Publishers
Publish Date: Feruary 2006

ISBN 10:
0-9767303-0-8

ISBN 13:
978-0-9767303-0-9

Tradepaper
US $19.95
US $19.95
Tradepaper
US $19.95

Tradepaper
US $19.95
Tradepaper
US $19.95
Tradepaper
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Can a civilization thrive for over a millennium trying to keep peace and settle disputes, and still call themselves warriors?

 

Dear Reader,

History always reports wars and poverty and deceases, but not peace or people who made peace!

 

  • Take a walk in 11th century Nigerian Jungle!
  • Meet the Nri Holy Warriors-learn from their ancient wisdom
  • Discover why their code of ethics is so relevant in today's world
  • See why the West African Review Journal called this ancient African kingdom the 'Holy Grail of Africa '

 

This is part of the African History you want to know about!

 

If you liked Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe,
you will enjoy this book!

Reviews...

Añunobi looks back to a more peaceful past in Nri Warriors of Peace about 12 centuries back....Of course, African history is also American history-since the slave trade reached into the former Nri territory-and that lesson applies to our politics as well." - SEATTLE WEEKLY

*****

It is riveting, enchanting, educative, and a striking interpretation of a definitive period in ancient Igbo history. - Oseloka Obaze, (Kwenu.com Book Review Forum)

"The ancient world described in Nri Warriors of Peace is both magical and joyous and melancholy and immortal. - Shawn Wong, Department of English, University of Washington , Author of American Knees and Home Base

"...a marvelous creation and ingenuous work. ... It is bold, educating, enlightening and courageous." - His Majesty Eze Nri Obidiegwu O. Onyesoh MFR JP -- NRIENWELANA III

"Nri Warriors of Peace is honestly one of the greatest books we have ever read."
- Akobundu Anyiwo and Nkemka Anyiwo, (Igbo Kwenu! Book Review)

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Amazon.com Book Description

This is more than an Igbo story or an African story. This is a human story, for here is something inherent in a human being that propels him to reach for an ideal, " says Chikodi Añunobi, author of Nri Warriors of Peace (Zenith Publisher's Trade Paperback original; $19.95; January 2006), a novel about the Nri kingdom of Southeastern Nigeria, the cradle of Igbo culture.

In this stunning debut novel, Añunobi chronicles a people whose civilization and immutable spirit have endured and thrived for more than a millennium, yet their origin is till the subject of much speculation. With the information he gathered from four years of extensive research and the knowledge that he gained growing up in Nigeria and hearing the oral history of Nri civilization and observing its rituals, Añunobi presents a dazzling and unforgettable vision of the people and culture of Nri.

Nri Warriors of Peace by Chikodi Añunobi follows several generations of Nri, focusing on the time of two Eze Nri (kings): Igwe Nwadike, the beloved elder statesman, and his reluctant successor, Okoye, a common-born, successful trader.

Set long ago in a place far removed from most readers' lives, this story is a tale of mysticism and commonplace pursuits, of treachery and honor, of actions and their consequences. Añunobi celebrates and embraces the life of a people and a culture whose interactions with each other and with the natural and spiritual world, can open new perspectives into our own lives.

Nri Warriors of Peace is an enriching literary experience that underscores and affirms the universality of human experience and will inevitable generate more inters into the Nri civilization. As readers delve into the lives of this colorful cast of characters and learn more about the choices they faced and the lives they led, readers will surely recognize that they're not very far removed from this seemingly exotic couture. Indeed, we share many of the same traits, and we can learn many powerful lessons from the Nri people.

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