The Raped Amulet

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An extraordinary story of a young man from Africa who tries An extraordinary story of a young man from Africa who tries hard to reconcile the ways he had grown up with, and those hard to reconcile the ways he had grown up with, and those he was experiencing in his host country – Great Britain. The he was experiencing in his host country – Great Britain. The story is set in Coventry, in the English Midlands and is told story is set in Coventry, in the English Midlands and is told by Dion Ekpochaba, a postgraduate student at the University by Dion Ekpochaba, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick. Dion, fresh from his motherland, Cameroon, of Warwick. Dion, fresh from his motherland, Cameroon, loses an amulet, a cherished heritage of his ancestry and loses an amulet, a cherished heritage of his ancestry and becomes desperate about the loss. He meets an elderly becomes desperate about the loss. He meets an elderly English man, Tom Jones who makes a startling revelation: English man, Tom Jones who makes a startling revelation: the amulet had just been desecrated by his dog and thrown the amulet had just been desecrated by his dog and thrown into the depths of a lake in the campus. Dion became so into the depths of a lake in the campus. Dion became so flabbergasted that Tom Jones thought he might have gone flabbergasted that Tom Jones thought he might have gone out of his mind. The two strangers tried to understand each out of his mind. The two strangers tried to understand each other to no avail. However, the misfortunes of time turn the other to no avail. However, the misfortunes of time turn the tides, resulting in a friendship, which provides grounds for tides, resulting in a friendship, which provides grounds for mutual understanding and respect for each other’s ways. Read mutual understanding and respect for each other’s ways. Read on and spark your views on making the world a better place. on and spark your views on making the world a better place. Sammy Oke Akombi is Cameroonian, born in Sammy Oke Akombi is Cameroonian, born in Tinto, Manyu Division. He was educated at Tinto, Manyu Division. He was educated at the Teachers colleges in Batibo and Nyasoso the Teachers colleges in Batibo and Nyasoso respectively, the Bilingual Grammar School, respectively, the Bilingual Grammar School, Buea, the University of Lagos, Nigeria and the Buea, the University of Lagos, Nigeria and the University of Warwick, U.K. He holds an M.A in University of Warwick, U.K. He holds an M.A in ELT and is an honorary Fellow in Writing of the ELT and is an honorary Fellow in Writing of the University of Iowa, USA. He is currently the Director of the Southwest University of Iowa, USA. He is currently the Director of the Southwest Provincial Linguistic Centre, Buea, Cameroon. Provincial Linguistic Centre, Buea, Cameroon. Langaa Research and Publishing Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group Common Initiative Group P.O. Box 902 Mankon P.O. Box 902 Mankon Bamenda Bamenda North West Province North West Province Cameroon Cameroon Cover Image: Abidemi Olowonira ...