Ake : The Years of Childhood (9780679725404)

A dazzling memoir of an African childhood from Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian novelist, playwright, and poet Wole Soyinka.

Aké The Years of Childhood gives us the story of 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. A classic of African autobiography, Aké is also a transcendantly timeless portrait of the mysteries of childhood.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 240 pages
• Dimensions 132 x 203 x 15mm | 221g
• Publication date 23 Oct 1989
• Publisher Random House USA Inc
• Imprint Vintage Books
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reissue
• ISBN10 0679725407
• ISBN13 9780679725404
• Bestsellers rank 293,897

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