Scotiabank Giller Prize 2021 Shortlist
Congratualtions to Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onubia for being shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize with The Son of The House!
The first-time author we represent on behalf of The Lennon Ritchie Agency will be published in Italy by Edizioni E/O.
In the Nigerian city of Enugu, young Nwabulu, a housemaid since the age of ten, dreams of becoming a typist as she endures her employers' endless chores. She is tall and beautiful and in love with a rich man's son. Educated and privileged, Julie is a modern woman. Living on her own, she is happy to collect the gold jewellery lovestruck Eugene brings her, but has no intention of becoming his second wife. When a kidnapping forces Nwabulu and Julie into a dank room years later, the two women relate the stories of their lives as they await their fate.
Pulsing with vitality and intense human drama, Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia's debut is set against four decades of vibrant Nigeria, celebrating the resilience of women as they navigate and transform what still remains a man's world.
The winner will be announced on November 8, the ceremony will be livestreamed here: cbcbooks.ca/gillerprize.
