Violence

Author(s): Iyayi, Festus
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 26/11/2026,
Pagination: 352 pages,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781035930647,
Description:

Violence tells the story of Idemudia and Adisa, a couple fighting to survive in the grinding poverty of Benin City. As exploitative employers and a corrupt elite grow rich, the working poor pay with their dignity, their health and their relationships. Iyayi shows how inequality itself is a form of violence – slow, systemic and relentless. Yet amid desperation and hardship, the novel finds hope in solidarity and collective resistance. A work of fierce political clarity and deep humanity, this is a landmark of African fiction and world literature.

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