Overview
Region
West Africa
Nigeria
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
Okolo returns to his village seeking 'it' — an authentic integrity — and is cast out by village elders who fear his questions. A spare, haunting novel written in a style that mimics the syntax of Ijaw language.
Literary Significance
A formally unique work that attempted to create an African literary English based on Ijaw syntax