Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
KEN SARO-WIWA'S MEMORY COMES ALIVE IN A REVIEW COMPETITION
By:
Unknown
On: 6:53 AM
Some months ago, I wrote a poem titled, The Ken I Never Met. Luckily, people have the opportunity of meeting Ken Saro-Wiwa this November in a review competition of his books that will be used at the annual Lagos Books and Arts Festival. The theme for the year is "Texts of Self-Determination" in honour of Ken Saro-Wiwa after 20 years of brutal murder during the military junta of Sani Abacha.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Svetlana Alexievich a Belarusian Wins Nobel Prize for Literature
By:
Unknown
On: 10:20 AM
Svetlana Alexievich, 67 year old Belarusian investigative journalist, ornithologist and prose writer has won the Nobel Laureate Prize for Literature, 2015. She is the 14th women in the history of the competition to win the prize. Her writing about the Soviet Union and its collapse, including the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster won her the prize.
She has written short stories, essays and reportage and was heavily influenced by her fellow Belorusian writer Ales Adamovich. Some of her books include 'The Chernobyl Prayer,' The War's Unwomanly Face,''Last Witness' and 'Ziky Boys'
She has written short stories, essays and reportage and was heavily influenced by her fellow Belorusian writer Ales Adamovich. Some of her books include 'The Chernobyl Prayer,' The War's Unwomanly Face,''Last Witness' and 'Ziky Boys'
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
INTRODUCING ORIS ERHUERHO IN THE MOVIE ‘ROAD TO YESTERDAY’
By:
Unknown
On: 6:36 AM
T.E.N (The Entertainment Network) producers of the
feature film ‘Road to Yesterday’ have
released the second teaser from the highly-anticipated film scheduled for
nationwide release on Friday, 27th of November 2015.
The second teaser features and introduces
Nigerian-British actor, Oris Erhuerho who plays ‘Izu’ the burly husband and
father.
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