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Description for Sozaboy
Paperback. This title is part of the Longman African Writers series Series: Longman African Writers/Classics. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 188.
Sozaboy describes the fortunes of a young naive recruit in the Nigerian Civil War: from the first proud days of recruitment to the disillusionment, confusion and horror that follows. The author's use of 'rotten English' - a mixture of Nigerian pidgin English, broken English and idiomatic English - makes this a unique and powerful novel.
Sozaboy describes the fortunes of a young naive recruit in the Nigerian Civil War: from the first proud days of recruitment to the disillusionment, confusion and horror that follows. The author's use of 'rotten English' - a mixture of Nigerian pidgin English, broken English and idiomatic English - makes this a unique and powerful novel.
Product Details
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
Longman African Writers/Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Harlow, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582236998
SKU
V9780582236998
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-6
About Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996, was a novelist, publisher, journalist and human rights activist. He was a committed and tireless campaigner on human rights and environmental issues. In November 1995 he was executed by the Nigerian authorities.
Reviews for Sozaboy
‘This is both a novel of self-discovery and an indictment of a corrupt and muddled war – a kind of sombre picaresque lifted by the vivacity of its language’ Helen Birch, City Limits William Boyd, who has written the introduction to Sozaboy, has described the author as ‘an extraordinary man and an extraordinary ... Read more