The Gathering Of The Tribes By Evans Ufeli

"In this narrative, Evans comes to grips with a perennial African conundrum of negotiating modernity, communal responsibility and individual accountability. His ambition as an author is broad and his reach is deep. We have a positively engaging writer in Ufeli."

— Tade Ipadeola, Winner, Nigeria Prize for Literature 2013.

“Evans' voice is determined. He insists on speaking, so the world must listen. He pours himself into social causes, representing the vulnerable in society, especially the girl child, with a relentless pursuit for a just society. In this prose lies his soul.”

— Joy Isi Bewaji, Curator, Writers Inc.

Ike and his group of progressive patriots are on a mission to bring political reforms to the town of Anieze. Their resolve to ensure that the common good and future of the community becomes the focal point of governance meets with vehement resistance from the political establishment that has consistently betrayed the masses. But in the midst of the fierce battle for supremacy, violence and bloodletting that envelopes Anieze, The Gathering of the Tribes introduces us to the town’s rich cultural heritage and tells of nubile damsels swinging to the intoxicating beats of the Atilogwu drum at the Ukwata Festival in a beautiful and daringly provocative narrative that will wrap the reader in warmth, intrigue and laughter.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Evans Ufeli had his formative years at the Airforce Base in Port-Harcourt, Kaduna and Lagos, before he discovered Etua — his hometown in Delta State, Nigeria. He studied at the University of Jos, the Lagos State University, the Nigeria Law School and at the Writers' Bureau, Manchester, England. He is an attorney-at-Law.