About The Man Who Never Died
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After his father has discovered that Ugwoji is pregnant, he chooses to take her for a wife, and that is how Ezocha Ugwoji is birthed in Elugwu-Ezike to Ogili, a sojourner. His life is that surrounded by conflicting events as he is raised by his mother due to his father's absence. This is when Ugwoji takes him to her people - Attah of Igala dynasty, for an immortalization that makes him powerful across borders.
About The Man Who Never Died is a historical fiction of Ogili's love discovery - falling in love with his captive, Ugwoji, and the unusual reciprocity. It is a story of Ezocha Ugwoji's travail, sojourn, courage, and his immortality - it is a story of power, slavery, gender roles and love for the community.
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