NWA BOY - FREE SAMPLE

What happens when a machine enters a workshop built on patience, memory and years of apprenticeship?

NWA BOY is a literary Nigerian novel about craftsmanship, technological change and the quiet fear of becoming unnecessary.

In an Onitsha tailoring house, ageing master tailor Augustine Duru introduces an AI design assistant into the work he has practised for decades. As the technology changes the rhythm of the workshop, his apprentice, Kelechi, begins to wonder whether the future still has a place for everything he has spent years learning.

This free sample introduces the world, characters and central conflict of the novel, giving readers an opportunity to experience Adaeze Emilia Mbakwe’s reflective storytelling before purchasing the complete edition.

Inside this free sample:

• The opening chapters of NWA BOY

• An introduction to Augustine Duru and his apprentice, Kelechi

• A distinctly Nigerian story set within Onitsha’s tradition of craftsmanship and apprenticeship

• Questions about artificial intelligence, experience, dignity and the future of work

Download the free sample and enter a story about what technology can improve—and what progress must not make us forget.

Please note: This is a free sample, not the complete book.