Waywords StudioJan 24

๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘ต๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’…๐’”: ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’…๐’” ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ต๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’‚, ๐‘ท๐’•. 2: ๐‘บ๐’๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’Œ๐’‚'๐’” ๐‘ป๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ & ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฑ๐’†๐’“๐’ -

Why have so few read Soyinka? And can we find hope through his cynical dramas? I admit I am a victim of the myth-making around me which has made Soyinka and other African writers largely invisible.

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/words-from-nigeria-pt-2-soyinkas-tiger-brother-jero/

#podcast #literature #books #read #bookpodcast #wolesoyinka #thetrialsofbrotherjero #drama #nigerianliterature #africanliterature

Waywords StudioAug 25, 2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ'๐—บ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: "๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฎ -

Soyinka's famous short play about a prophet who sells his followers belief in social advancement, swindling them along the way. A marvelous challenge to the foundations for our ethics.

#books #bookreviews #bookworm #readreadread #tbr #tbrpile #tbrlist #quotes #reading #drama #theater #wolesoyinka #nigerianliterature #thetrialsofbrotherjero #brotherjero

Waywords StudioAug 1, 2025

๐—ง๐—•๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ: ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€ -

A few of the titles I'll be reading this month! (And yes, that is "Planet of the Men," Pierre Boulle's screenplay sequel to the original 1968 film!)

#books #literature #bookreviews #bookworm #tbrpile #tbrlist #zadiesmith #whiteteeth #theophilegautier #enamelsandcameos #jmcoetzee #givingoffense #thetrialsofbrotherjero #wolesoyinka #yevgenyzamyatin #we #boum #thejellyfish #pierreboulle #planetoftheapes #planetofthemen