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The Second Round
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Dr Peters first novel, The Second Round was published in 1965 by Heinem
ann. It has 193 pages and the story is preceded by a poem on Freetown.
The novel is about a young physician, Dr Kawa, who settles down in
Freetown at the morrow of independence after completing his studies in
England. He falls in love with a young girl only to discover how
unfaithful she is. He is seduced by the wife of his neighbour. His
passionate love affairs ends up in dismal failure. Dr Kawa is so
traumatised that his sentimental life is plagued by disorder. In an
attempt to escape from this situation he moves to the country side. The
whole story intends to show how complex a society can be. Dr Kawa,
someone who sees life to be simple, or too simple, sees himself
involved in the complex problems of other people which will eventually
affect his own.
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