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The Man Dies In Him (prof. Wole Soyinka) by sirchris3DD(m): 8:13am On Jan 21, 2018 |
THE MAN DIES IN HIM (Prof. Wole
Soyinka)
He birthed one of his finest
ideological works shortly after he
was released from incarceration
by Yakubu Gowon during the
civil war. While in prison
incubating the contents, the title
of his prison note was going to
be called 'A Slow Lynching' until
he received a telegram from
someone. A group of journalists
who were arrested, badly beaten,
detained and brutally treated on
the orders of a military governor
had one of theirs flown abroad
for treatment but he eventually
died in the process. Then
someone sent a cryptic telegram
to Soyinka informing him about
the situation, and the message
read 'THE MAN DIED'. As a last
minute decision, the message on
the telegram became the title of
Soyinka's prison note instead of
'A Slow Lynching' In the opening
pages of the book, the full quote
reads as follows: 'THE MAN DIES
IN HIM WHO KEEPS SILENT IN THE
FACE OF TYRANY'. Prof. Wole
Soyinka is #Dead in the face of
Buhari's tyranny, he was 100%
on GEJ everyday but about 1% on
Buhari's government and failed
policies |
Re: The Man Dies In Him (prof. Wole Soyinka) by ettybaba(m): 8:41am On Jan 21, 2018 |
Why not ask your father to take it up from where WS stopped. WS is over 83. He was probably younger than you when he started leading protests. Keep hiding being your China phone and beer bottle while you wait for an 83 years old to fight for your future. 1 Like |
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