Agbo, to borrow Okey Ndibe’s phraseology, is strictly guilty of the “scandal of productivity.” He almost breathlessly followed Black Grit with a novel, Velvet Court, wherein he explored a very modern theme, a radical shift from the traditional African way of telling stories. He shared mouthwatering excerpts from Velvet Court for months before its eventual publication. You would think that after that spree of hard work, Agbo would pause to collect his plaudits, but…
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