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Aké: The Years of Childhood

Wole Soyinka

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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.

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Pages:: 230 pages

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Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0679725407

ISBN13:: 9780679725404

kindle Asin:: B09BBBFY89

Aké: The Years of Childhood

Wole Soyinka

3.86/5 (1634 ratings)

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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.

Format:

Pages:: 230 pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0679725407

ISBN13:: 9780679725404

kindle Asin:: B09BBBFY89

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