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Aké: The Years of Childhood
Location(s): Nigeria
Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
Era(s): 1940s
“Aké: The Years of Childhood” gives us the story of Wole Soyinka’s boyhood before and during World War II in a Yoruba village in western Nigeria called Aké. A relentlessly curious child who loved books and getting into trouble, Soyinka grew up on a parsonage compound, raised by Christian parents and by a grandfather who introduced him to Yoruba spiritual traditions. His vivid evocation of the colorful sights, sounds, and aromas of the world that shaped him is both lyrically beautiful and laced with humor and the sheer delight of a child’s-eye view.
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