by Wole Soyinka · FLAMMARION · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782080251930
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«Aké, les années d'enfance» is the autobiography of Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, published by Flammarion in paperback (480 pages, in French).
The author recalls his childhood in Aké, a village in western Nigeria, between his parents' Christian home and Yoruba traditions. The narrative covers discoveries, mischief and everyday mysteries, and shows the passage from a rural, innocent village to urban civilization, with images, sounds and aromas of the environment that shaped him.
Translation from English and preface by Étienne Galle; chronology and bibliography by Pauline Leroy. Complete text. Work originally published in 1981. Wole Soyinka received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
French edition prescribed for the 2022 scientific preparations in France; intended for students working on the theme of childhood.
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka is a Nigerian writer, playwright, and poet. He has written three novels, ten collections of short stories, seven poetry collections, twenty-five plays and five memoirs. He has also written two translated works and many articles and short stories for newspapers and periodicals. He was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "wide cultural perspective and poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence".
