Words from Nigeria Pt 2: Soyinka’s Tiger & Brother Jero

About this episode

This episode explores the visibility of Wole Soyinka and other African writers, discussing their works and the impact of myth-making on their readership.

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. Let’s see why. Episode 6.24 – Words from Nigeria Pt 2: Soyinka’s Tiger & Brother Jero African writers named in this episode and some of the most rewarding reads: Soyinka, Wole: The Trials of Brother Jero, Kongi’s Harvest, The Lion and the Jewel, A Play of Giants Achebe, Chinua: Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, The Anthills of Savannah Cole, Teju: Open City, Known and Strange Things Emezi, Akwaeke: Pet, Freshwater Nwapa, Flora: Efuru, This is Lagos and Other Stories Saro-Wiwa, Ken: Sozaboy Iyay, Festus: Violence Okorafor, Nnedi: Binti, Noor, Death of the Author Braithwaite, Oyinkan: My Sister the Serial Killer Okri, Ben: The Famished Road, Starbook Abani, Chris: Graceland, The Secret History of Las Vegas Western writers from this episode: Kipling, Rudyard: Kim, The Jungle Book, “White Man’s Burden” Haggard, H. Rider: King Solomon’s Mine Cary, Joyce: Mister Johnson Ballyntine, R. M.: Coral Island Collins, Wilkie: Moonstone Boulle, Pierre…

Topics covered

• African literature
• Wole Soyinka
• cynical dramas
• myth-making
• visibility of African writers
• hope in literature

Keywords

• Wole Soyinka
• African writers
• cynical dramas
• literature
• myth-making
• visibility
• hope
• drama
• reading
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Trials of Brother Jero, Kongi’s Harvest, The Lion and the Jewel, A Play of Giants, Things Fall Apart, Arrow of God, The Anthills of Savannah, Open City, Known and Strange Things, Pet

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