The Deceptive Silence of Stolen Voices
Author | : Wole Soyinka |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105112982827 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Deceptive Silence of Stolen Voices written by Wole Soyinka and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text of a new lecture given by Soyinka at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. The pamphlet reflects on question such as in Soyinka's words: "Shall we [Nigerians] ever arrive at an understanding of the futility of attempts to smother the expression of popular will...do we, or do we not need a radical shift that restores to us our stolen voices? Does the call for a national conference not ground itself in the illegitimate antecedence of our current democratic pretensions?" Wole Soyinka is as a dramatist, poet, novelist, essayist, political activist and professor, perhaps Africa's most brilliant cultural ambassador and critic, and a notable commentator on world affairs. He is the only black African to have received the Nobel Prize for Literature.