Drawing upon Maryse Conde (Segu) and Amadi Elechi (The Concubine) as well as the readings in Curtin (African Historical Textbook) and/or lectures (and using specific examples where appropriate), craft an argument that analyzes the following queries: Placing Maryse Conde (Segu) and Amadi Elechi (The Concubine) into mutual conversation, in what ways are the themes and issues with which each author is concerned similar and/or different? Were historical developments in the western Savannah similar and/or dissimilar to those in what becomes southeastern Nigeria? Finally, explain why such literary works provide significant insights into the historical record, or why in fact they compete with or distort that record, or how they might manage to do both. Remember: There are no right or wrong answers, only answers that feature a central argument and are well formulated and supported with evidence, and those that are not.