Season of anomy
Soynka’s description of the lake in which the murdered people float will remain in my memory for a long time.
This is a novel of Aiyero and Aiyétómo, two communities which are connected in many different ways, and separated by religion, where some worship the god of their colonizers and others have returned to the faith of their ancestors.
Structurally, the book is divided into five parts: Embryos, Buds, Tentacles, Harvest, and Spores. Soyinka constructs a story around a group that lives seemingly isolated in a world of their own values.
The characters of Ahima, Iriyisa, and Ofeyi run through the novel. The coexistence of the two communities disrupts the Cartel that governs the lives of the inhabitants. This is a novel about cocoa and the price Nigerians paid so that the rest of the world could enjoy the sought-after fruits.
"You know, you're a lovely human being. I see so much beauty in you."Akínwándé Olúwolé Babátúndé Sóyíinká (known as Wole Soyinka, born 13 July 1934) is a Nigerian playwright, poet, and essayist.
Soyinka was born into a Yoruba family in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
In 1954 he attended Government College in Ibadan, followed by University College Ibadan and the University of Leeds in England.
After studying in Nigeria and the UK, he worked with the Royal Court Theatre in London.
He went on to write plays that were produced in both countries, in theatres, and on the radio.
In Nigeria, Soyinka was a Professor of Comparative literature (1975 to 1999) at the Obafemi Awolowo University.
Soyinka has taught at many of universities worldwide, among them Ife University, Cambridge University, Yale University, and Emory University.
His first major play The Swamp Dwellers (1958), was followed by The Lion and the Jewel (1959).
Though he considered himself primarily a playwright, Soyinka also wrote novels, such as The Interpreters (1964) and Season of Anomy (1972), and several volumes of poetry.
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