. “A rebel? a cynic? a scoundrel? the living myth of personified rage, at the mercy of his neurotic legend? a sorcerer gone wrong? No. Not exclusively. Still another epithet was found for him: a retired criminal.” Bound to violence I read Penguin Classic’s new launch edition of this book this month. This prose isContinue reading “What is your argument for this controversial book?”
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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”
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