Book: Miscellaneous Writings
Author: Omoseye Bolaji
Publisher: New Voices Publishing (Cape Town)
Published: June, 2011
Omoseye Bolaji is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Chancellor’s Medal from the University of the Free State, and was also conferred with a Chieftaincy title by the King of Ibadanland in West Africa. Bolaji is a well known African writer who has published lots of fiction, poetry, literary criticism, biographies, and drama.
This is his latest book, containing a selection of his recent, diverse, shorter writings for magazines, journals, anthologies etc. Topics, or/and protagonists covered in this sparkling work include:
DH Lawrence
Lewis Nkosi
The allure of Father Xmas!
The National English Literary Museum (Grahamstown)
Steve Biko
Nigerian, and South African Writers
Camara Laye
Dambudzo Marechera
NMM Duman
Gabriel Okara
Ola Rotimi
The tormentone
Gordon Banks
Horrific Murder/Rape
Segun Odegbami
The Illustrators
Teboho Masakala
Musical Maestros
Sheila Khala
Relativity of poverty
There are also recent essays on Bolaji's literary work written by Raphael Mokoena, Deon Simphiwe-Skade, and M Mohlakela.
The Introduction to this illuminating book is written by the well known African critic and poet, Pule Lechesa.
To get a copy of this book, contact Barbara at barbara@newvoices.co.za
