Not a war. But then, it was a war. When the forest burns do… - Cyprian Ekwensi

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Not a war. But then, it was a war. When the forest burns do the locusts stop to say goodbye?

Cyprian Ekwensi

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Cyprian Ekwensi MFR (26 September 1921 – 4 November 2007) was a Nigerian author of novels, short stories, and children's books.

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Alternative Names: Cyprian Odiatu Duaka Ekwensi • C.O.D. Ekwensi

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....Tonight, one of you is going to win the hand of my daughter Zarah. But he must be the bravest of you all. We live in times when a man’s might is his right.

His motto had become money, money, money. This was the way people of the city realized themselves.

You pay twenty head of cattle for a maiden because you are excited. Then when your head is cool, you begin to say "If I had known!

Not a war. But then, it was a war. When the forest burns do the locusts stop to say goodbye? - Cyprian Ekwensi

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