Urkistr-i Aqalīyat'hā: Persian 1402

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Author: Chigozie Obioma

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A contemporary twist on the Odyssey, An Orchestra of Minorities is narrated by the chi, or spirit of a young poultry farmer named Chinonso. His life is set off course when he sees a woman who is about to jump off a bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, he hurls two of his prized chickens off the bridge. The woman, Ndali, is stopped in her tracks. Chinonso and Ndali fall in love but she is from an educated and wealthy family. When her family objects to the union on the grounds that he is not her social equal, he sells most of his possessions to attend college in Cyprus. But when he arrives in Cyprus, he discovers that he has been utterly duped by the young Nigerian who has made the arrangements for him. Penniless, homeless, we watch as he gets further and further away from his dream and from home.

این کتاب از زبان و دیدگاه یک فرشته ی نگهبان روایت می شود، فرشته ای که در مقابل خداوند حاضر شده تا شفاعت انسانی را بکند که اکنون مسئول نگهبانی از او است، انسانی درد کشیده و رنج دیده که اشتباهی بزرگ مرتکب شده و حال فرشته ی نگهبانش آمده تا میزبانش را توجیه کند و به خدا نشان بدهد اگر او مرتکب چنان خطایی شده، عمدی در کار نبوده و از سر ناآگاهی به زنی باردار آسیب رسانده است. اثر حاضر دومین رمان نویسنده و نامزد جایزه بوکر سال 2019 است.