The Open Sore of a Continent by Wole Soyinka
A study of the significance of the execution of dissident writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other activists to Nigeria's global reputation. Soyinka criticises what he sees as the decline of Nigeria from a post-colonial success story to a military dictatorship marked by the executions. He then considers Nigeria's future.
a great work by a great writer on the grave travails of a potentially great nation * Moffat Ekoriko, The Observer *
a bold and stimulating book.. required reading for anyone who wishes to examine critically the present turmoil in Africa. * Financial Times *
a bold and stimulating book.. required reading for anyone who wishes to examine critically the present turmoil in Africa. * Financial Times *
Wole Soyinka, an internationally acclaimed playwright, essayist, and memoirist, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. In exile from his Nigerian homeland, Soyinka divides his time between London and Cambridge, Massachussetts. He is the author of Collected Plays, Dance of the Forests, The Lion and the Jewel, The Road, Kongi's Harvest, and Three Short Plays (all OUP).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195119213 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195119215 |
| Title | The Open Sore of a Continent |
| Author | Wole Soyinka |
| Series | Web Du Bois Institute |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1997-11-20 |
| Number of pages | 178 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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