Authors
Emmanuel Inedu PhD
Department of English and Literature,
Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri
Gabriel, Oche Ukah PhD
Department of English and Literature,
Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri.
Abstract
This
interrogates and evaluates the salient and
inherent narrative techniques employed by
Chaimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her first two novels.
The study is predicated upon the concept of realism;
with realism of technique being our major thrust. The paper contends that style and technique have been
efficiently used by Adichie as pivotal tools for thematic
management in her debut and second novels which
announced her literary ingenuity to the world. More
importantly, it stimulates the need to look at writing in
terms of manner and matter rather than relegating
manner to the backwaters. This paper posits that style
and techniques are as germane to the success of any
literary work as much as themes are. This paper
concludes that Adichie’s eclectic and vibrant narrative
techniques have stood her out and submitting that
beyond her dexterity in story telling which cannot be
over emphasized, the literary techniques deployment of
are a hallmark of her literary craftsmanship. technique
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