A dazzling memoir of an African childhood from Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian novelist, playwright, and poet Wole Soyinka.
Ak? 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 Ak?. 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, Ak? is also a transcendantly timeless portrait of the mysteries of childhood.Author: Wole Soyinka
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/23/1989
Series: Vintage International
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780679725404
Language: English
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.