Monday, 31 October 2016

OVERVIEW OF BOOK





Sorry you've been troubled is a new book written by Omoseye Bolaji, scheduled for formal publication in early 2017.          

The first part of the book contains the text of a major speech on literature delivered by the author around mid-2016. The thought-provoking, scintillating speech is titled "Sorry you've been troubled".     
  
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The second part of the book contains "swift and breezy" book reviews done by the author in recent times. The selected books include many celebrated works written by African authors like Chinua Achebe, Ayi Kwei Armah, Wole Soyinka (above), Kole Omotosho, NMM Duman, Robert Wellesley Cole, Kofi Awoonor, Laolu Ogunniyi, Chinweizu, prof Palmer, etc

The author also includes some literary profiles of selected African writers in this work, including the "illustrious Ngugi, the feisty Kubuitsile, and the burgeoning Matshidiso Taleng (below)"

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