When it comes to characters, D.O. Fagunwa did not impose any limitation; he allowed his imagination to run riot. This was what made his books fascinating. The title of the first chapter of Ireke Onibudo was "Pipade Awon Abami Eda", translated "An Encounter with Strange, Unusual and Extraordinary Beings". He opted for "Eda" (being, creation,… Continue reading A Second Look at Ireke Onibudo: Fagunwa and His Extraordinary Characters.
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First Look at Ireke Onibudo (a book written by D.O. Fagunwa)
Ireke Onibudo delivering a princess from a flying Snake Ireke Onibudo was the fourth book written by D.O. Fagunwa, a pioneering author from the South West of Nigeria. There is a pattern to most of Fagunwa's books. There is a narrator, who had a very fascinating story to tell about his adventures in life, who… Continue reading First Look at Ireke Onibudo (a book written by D.O. Fagunwa)
A Jar of Clay, Part 2: Broken
My second book is finally available on Amazon, but first how a word about Kindle application. The Kindle application is available on both IOS (IPhone) and Android (Samsung, Huawei, Google, etc). Create an account on Amazon and you can download the book. My books are free to read for now if you are subscribed to… Continue reading A Jar of Clay, Part 2: Broken
The Oppressive Sun of South Western Nigeria – As Captured by D.O. Fagunwa in Igbo Olodumare (Forest Of God)
The first sentence (yes, sentence, not even paragraph!) of “Igbo Olodumare” by D.O. Fagunwa is over 300 words long. My readers are free to draw their conclusions on such a very long sentence but as I read it, I realised there is something very special about its content. Whoever lived in South Western Nigeria would… Continue reading The Oppressive Sun of South Western Nigeria – As Captured by D.O. Fagunwa in Igbo Olodumare (Forest Of God)
Àjà Ló Lerù by Oladejo Okediji– Yoruba Proverbs and Idiomatic Expressions
Languages are never static, they constantly evolve. Reading “Àjà Ló Lerù” was a trip down memory lane of what the Yoruba language used to be. Of course, spoken language and written language are not exactly the same thing. Àjà Ló Lerù was written in 1969 but I could not help but compare Yoruba as spoken… Continue reading Àjà Ló Lerù by Oladejo Okediji– Yoruba Proverbs and Idiomatic Expressions
