Spell talks about Owonikoko, a business man whose sperm is too weak to sire a child as a result of type 2 diabetes. Venturing on a marrying spree and giving birth to Kolade, the long-awaited male child, Owonikoko continues with his philanthropic acts.
Waiting for what he thinks is his rightful inheritance, while refusing to apply himself to trade and education, Kolade rapes a spirit being that transforms into human for the Aragberi Masquerade Festival. The spirit being later places a spell on him.
Dying after suffering various degrees of misfortune, Kolade's son, Destiny, carries on from where Kolade stopped until he impregnates Ajoke, the daughter of Asake; a woman bestowed with esoteric powers.
Asake later trades her life for the birth of Boluwatife, a child she thinks will break the Spell.
Will the Spell be broken?
Find out in this revealing novel that explores naked suffering, societal ills, religion, tradition, and politics in Nigeria.
