For so many years, Igbo people have had their traditions debated over, creating a misunderstanding of its cosmological foundation - particularly, its class system, described by the British as ‘caste system.’ After years at Oxford and Cambridge universities, as an Academic Visitor, Onyeka Nwelue has captured the Igbo art and mythology in this groundbreaking work, so well researched. “Nwelue is a rare international storyteller of the Global South, exceptional for bringing us stories about forgotten characters whom he gives new life, in the most enduring, appealing, and exciting literary genres.” - Anjan Sundaram, author of Breakup: A Marriage in Wartime “In The Great Igbo Caste System, Onyeka Nwelue offers us a thought provoking, cross-cultural study of caste among the Ibgo people. Reflecting the author’s extensive knowledge of how caste operates in both India and Nigeria, the book reminds me of the painful story of Obi and Clara in Chinua Achebe”s No Longer at Ease. Nwelue’s comprehensive treatment highlights the extensive damage this deep-rooted social disease inflicts upon the dignity and creative potential of millions around the world. I expect this book will inspire other similar studies of such demeaning practices around the globe.”- Amritjit Singh, Langston Professor Emeritus, Ohio University “In The Great Igbo Caste System: Drawing Parallels with Hindu Caste System, Onyeka Nwelue reclaims and recontextualizes the misunderstood Igbo caste system, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have demonized it as a mark of inhumanity.” - Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, Assistant Professor, Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Toronto Metropolitan University “Nigerian novelist, Onyeka Nwelue … defines the art of being colourful…” - Shashi Tharoor