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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.

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