Professor Wole Soyinka Unveils New Novel After Four Decades
👆Presentation of Soyinka's CHRONICLES on TVC on Monday, Dec 7
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THE HECK OF A CRITIC -- Decentralising the Centre
Fragments of a debate Centre indeed connotes enslavement to doctrines or objective or truth authored by others. And you would be surprised that it starts at the family level. So because your father is Catholic, you must be Catholic: He is Anglican, you must be… even if you do not share in the doctrine of that sect. Most often you end up a bad Catholic or Anglican and the supposed objective for which you joined it would have been defeated, then you live the rest of your life in regret and misery; especially if you are so obedient as not to step out of the cage. If a man behaves so slavishly to the expectation of others, in what way is he different from the animals in the deep of the jungle then. I have enjoyed this two-man dialogue on Criticisms. Much as one had been provoked along the line to hop on the wagon, one had held back, preferring to enjoy the romance across the borders. It was such an enlightening session, in spite of some of the ‘suggestions’ that manifeste...
THE PRIZE AND THE TRUTH -- The NLNG Prize controversy
LNG Literary Prize: The Return Of Truth Unfortunately, none of the entries received met the high standard set by the panel of judges for the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2004. None was adjudged free of numerous faults observed because grave damage was done to these submissions through Self-publication with its attendant disabilities emanating from poor packaging. The panel of judges observed that recourse to self-publication short circuits the traditional publishing processes and this gives rise to the numerous stylistic and grammatical flaws just observed. It is further observed that many writers have not acquired the necessary education or undergone proper apprenticeship and training required for the high-level performance expected from winning entries at this level. Future competitors are thus urged to take note of these observations. So, what are the new things that the jury of the LNG prize was saying in their damning reports on the state of Nigerian literature, especially in...