I Saw the Sky Catch Fire

by T. Obinkaram Echewa

Book Overview

The day before Ajuzia leaves for America, his grandmother spins a skein of tales, weaving a colorful, bawdy, powerfully evocative tapestry of Nigerian life.Wonderfully specific in its sense of place... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452269490
• ISBN13: 9780452269491
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

A beautifully woven tale

Mr. Echewa is telling this story from the viewpoint of a young man whose life has been heavily influenced by his paternal grandmother. The lessons she provides through tales of her own life experiences help him to become more sensitive to the women in his life. It's an intriguing story and I salute and thank Mr. Echewa for this beautiful gift.

One of the Best

This is one of the greatest books I have ever read- and I read a lot of books! Don't think that if you have read Things Fall Apart, that you know all about Igbos. This book is so different. It is about Igbo women through a man's eyes. There are so many things that I learned from this book. Echewa is such a marvelous writer!Warning: Do NOT read the summary of the book- it will ruin the story for you.You must read this book. You have to get past the first two pages to get to it. (they were kind of confusing.) He uses a LOT of Igbo proverbs. This book is filled with so many little stories and each one grabs your attention.I could NOT drop this book- I took it every where I went. And I was disappointed when I finished it- it was that Good. I'm going to see if I can get his other books. I hope that they are just as good if not better.READ IT!!!!!!