The Second Attempt revolves around the character of Olusegun, who grows up in a village in Ibadan, Nigeria in the 1990s. Despite his poor background, he shows a great academic potential right from primary school. While in primary five, he gets involved in a ghastly motor accident which nearly cuts short his promising career. He later wins a scholarship and travels to the USA for further education. He returns to Nigeria after becoming qualified as a medical doctor. He liberates his parents from their financial difficulties and assists his alma mater financially. He marries his childhood friend, Ngozi. The novel explores the themes of education, love and determination. It is full of suspense, which keeps you turning the pages.
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION / GeneralThe Second Attempt was first published in Nigeria this year, 2017. About 80,000 copies have been sold so far, and more copies are being printed. It is available on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. The novel has a great potential of becoming a bestseller and a classic. It will be the author's entry for the 2019 NLNG-sponsored Nigeria Prize for Literature. The prestigious prize is being rotated among the genres of literature. In 2019, it will be the turn of children's literature.
IT was on a Thursday evening.Aduke entered her room noiselessly. Her son, Olusegun was deep in sleep on a bed. She was quite surprised that he was still asleep. He had been sleeping for the past three hours or thereabouts. She thought he had developed a fever.
She closed the door gently. She drew closer to her son, and sat on the edge of the bed. She planted her right palm on his forehead. His temperature was normal. A film of sweat was formed on his forehead. She dabbed at it with the hem of her grey wrapper. She gazed at Olusegun. Her first and only child-at least for now.
Past events flushed her mind. She reflected on her marriage with Olusegun's father, Salako. It had been a successful marriage. She cast her mind back to the wedding which took place ten years ago. It all seemed like yeserday. The wedding ceremony was well-attended. Family members, friends, well-wishers and gatecrashers were all present. Food and drinks were in abundance at the wedding reception. Everyone who was present had a memorable time. The couple received many wedding presents.
Ten months after the wedding, Aduke was delivered of a baby boy. Her late father named him Olusegun, meaning ''God has conquered.'' An incident happened two days after Olusegun's birth in a hospital that was located in the city of Ibadan, a popular, very large city in Nigeria. She would never forget it.
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Italian
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Translated by Alessia Moscarella
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Portuguese
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Translated by Marcos César Milanez
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Translated by Hector Paredes
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