West Africa
Nigeria
Post-colonial
English
Fiction
A group of young Nigerian intellectuals — engineers, journalists, academics — navigate a corrupt post-independence Lagos, trying to find meaning. Soyinka's dense, allusive prose draws on Yoruba mythology.
Literary Significance
Soyinka's first novel; one of the most formally challenging and rewarding Nigerian novels
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editorial-summarynot primary textA group of young Nigerian intellectuals — engineers, journalists, academics — navigate a corrupt post-independence Lagos, trying to find meaning. Soyinka's dense, allusive prose draws on Yoruba mythology. Soyinka's first novel; one of the most formally challenging and rewarding Nigerian novels
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