West Africa
Nigeria
Contemporary
English
Memoir
Saro-Wiwa's account of his detention by the Nigerian military government and his campaign for Ogoni rights against Shell's environmental destruction in the Niger Delta.
Literary Significance
Documents the struggle of the Ogoni people; Saro-Wiwa was executed by hanging in 1995 while this book was in print
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editorial-summarynot primary textSaro-Wiwa's account of his detention by the Nigerian military government and his campaign for Ogoni rights against Shell's environmental destruction in the Niger Delta. Documents the struggle of the Ogoni people; Saro-Wiwa was executed by hanging in 1995 while this book was in print
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