𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂, 𝑷𝒕. 2: 𝑺𝒐𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒌𝒂'𝒔 𝑻𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓 & 𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑱𝒆𝒓𝒐 -

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/

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝗼" 𝗯𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗮 -

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.

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𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

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!)

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