Jesus’ Son: Stories depicting human frailties!

‘I knew every raindrop by its name. I sensed everything before it happened’ Jesus’ Son I reckon last year, I read innumerable short stories. Too many. From contemporary guys out there, I read Mavis Gallant and Donald Barthelme. Now Denis Johnson is added to the list, Born in Germany, He has won the National Book Award for FictionContinue reading “Jesus’ Son: Stories depicting human frailties!”

An amazing play by Wole Soyinka

‘You would be my chattel, my mere property’ Knowing nothing about the author and his work, a note somewhere about the “Yoruba Culture” hurled me unconsciously toward Wole Soyinka, and eventually, I was reading a book on Soyinka in a bookshop. The first page of the book described his work as, ‘His imagery ranges from tropicalContinue reading “An amazing play by Wole Soyinka”