Books by UCHE ANYANWAGU
the corper's floating stethoscope
The Corper’s Floating Stethoscope is a reminiscence of the writer’s experiences during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) - a scheme founded to remedy the ugly, destructive, and divisive effects of the Nigeria-Biafra war, and foster a sense of national unity. This book portrays the grueling and harrowing experiences of the writer as a corps member in Idema, a riverine community in Ogbia L.G.A. of Bayelsa State, from his journey to the orientation camp, to his encounters at his primary place of assignment. This book mirrors the Idema community, its poor level of development, and state of economic decadence, caused by the negligence of the government at all levels. The roles played by oil companies that exploit the resources of their host communities and leave them bare-handed to fend-off the fierce beast of poverty and underdevelopment were highlighted. Using metaphors and outright allusions, the writer highlights the Niger-Delta struggle, the richness of a state saddled with perversion and deprivation; and traces the historical pedigree of the NYSC scheme, while emphasizing its lofty objectives and x-raying the chasm between these ideals and reality.
before your next sex
Before Your Next Sex is a collection of stories based on the writer’s odd but strangely intriguing experiences of while working as a physician in rural clinics in Africa. Catering mostly to poorly educated patients, he is shocked to discover that most of their health beliefs and practices were rooted in obscure cultural myths that affected their health-seeking behaviours. So, invoking the power of storytelling, an art strongly recognised in the African tradition, the writer paddles from the mundane and ridiculous, to the brutal and then the unjustifiable, demystifying and debunking fatal myths surrounding these health practices.
song to my soul
Song To My Soul is a literary work of high quality, written in an imaginative, elevated, and decorative style for poetry lovers. It is adorned with emotional sincerity, intensity, great beauty, and profound insight; and well laced with rhythmic grace to bring poetry alive. This anthology is arranged into seven parts – poems on Social Justice; Mother Nature; Sojourns in Faith; Changing Scenes (celebration of feasts and seasons); Erudition; Heroes Unsung; and Emotive Pride. This book contains poems for all aspects of life — spirit, soul, and body. The choice of plain and simple English adopted in writing this book would reawaken the diminishing appreciation of poetry, and to rekindle its glowing passion among lovers of poetry.
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