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Of Africa

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Of Africa

By Wole Soyinka

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About the book

A member of the unique generation of African writers and intellectuals who came of age in the last days of colonialism, Wole Soyinka has witnessed the promise of independence and lived through postcolonial failure. He deeply comprehends the pressing problems of Africa, and, an irrepressible essayist and a staunch critic of the oppressive boot, he unhesitatingly speaks out. In this magnificent new work, Soyinka offers a wide-ranging inquiry into Africa's culture, religion, history, imagination, a...Show more

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9780300198331

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2014

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1

Original title

Of Africa

Format

Paperback

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