Wole Soyinka

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Ake: The Years of ChildhoodPaperback, 23 October 1989

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Part of Series
Vintage International
Print Length
240 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Vintage
Date Published
23 Oct 1989
ISBN-10
0679725407
ISBN-13
9780679725404

Description

A dazzling memoir of an African childhood from Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian novelist, playwright, and poet Wole Soyinka.

Aké The Years of Childhood gives us the story of Soyinka's boyhood before and during World War II in a Yoruba village in western Nigeria called Aké. A relentlessly curious child who loved books and getting into trouble, Soyinka grew up on a parsonage compound, raised by Christian parents and by a grandfather who introduced him to Yoruba spiritual traditions. His vivid evocation of the colorful sights, sounds, and aromas of the world that shaped him is both lyrically beautiful and laced with humor and the sheer delight of a child's-eye view. A classic of African autobiography, Aké is also a transcendantly timeless portrait of the mysteries of childhood.

Product Details

Author:
Wole Soyinka
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
23 October 1989
Dimensions:
20.68 x 13.11 x 1.6 cm
ISBN-10:
0679725407
ISBN-13:
9780679725404
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
240
Publisher:
Weight:
254.01 gm

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