In the shadow of a saint / Ken Wiwa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiwa, Ken, 1968-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wiwa, Ken, 1968-2016--Childhood and youth.

Wiwa, Ken.

Saro-Wiwa, Ken, 1941-1995.

Saro-Wiwa, Ken.

Wiwa, Ken, 1968-2016.

Politics and literature.

Authors, Nigerian.

Fathers and sons.

Nigeria--Politics and government--1960-.

Nigeria.

Politics and government.

Civil rights--Nigeria.

Civil rights.

Fathers and sons--Nigeria.

Authors, Nigerian--20th century.

Politics and literature--Nigeria.

Physical Description:

261 pages : map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Doubleday, 2000.

Summary:

"Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed in November 1995. One of Nigeria's best-loved writers and an outspoken critic of military rule, he was a prime mover in bringing the human rights abuses in Nigeria to the attention of the world." "What was it like to grow up with such a politically active and socially conscious father? How do you come to terms with your father's imprisonment and execution? How do you cope with the endless international press speculation about your father's life and character? And how do you respond when international attention is focused on you? How do you make your own way in life against your father's expectations of you, especially when you carry the same name? How do you live with such a complex personal history?" "This depiction of Ken Wiwa's childhood and relationship with his father recounts the journey he took to answer these questions. Ultimately it is the story of how Ken Wiwa went looking for his father and ended up finding himself."--BOOK JACKET.

Notes:

Hurston/Wright Legacy Award - Nonfiction, Winner, 2002

Other Format:

Online version: Wiwa, Ken, 1968- In the shadow of a saint.

ISBN:

0385601859

9780385601856

OCLC:

44915499