Who's Afraid of Wole Soyinka? Essays on Censorship 0435909770, 9780435909772
Adewale Maja-Pearce analyzes contemporary African politics and society with absolute candor in these essays. Drawing on
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In memory of Floy W. DeLance
ADEWALE MAJA-PEARCE was born in London in 1953. He grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, but returned to London to complete his education and gained a Master of Arts degree in African Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies. He has held various positions in the literary world, is presently Africa Editor of the journal Index on Censorship, and also Series Editor of the African Writers Series. His literary achievements include a collection of short stories about Nigeria, Loyalties and Other Stories (Longman, 1987); a travelogue, In My Father's Country (William Heinemann, 1987); and the scholarly poetry anthology, Okigbo: Collected Poems (Heinemann, 1986) which Maja-Pearce edited. His most recent work is How Many Miles to Babylon? (William Heinemann, 1990).
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