Yoruba Boy Running by Bandele, Biyi

Yoruba Boy Running

"A true artist. A brilliant writer. An original thinker."--Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieA captivating, fictionalized retelling of African linguist...
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Author: Biyi Bandele
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Language: English
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Yoruba Boy Running by Bandele, Biyi

Yoruba Boy Running

¥6,442

Yoruba Boy Running

¥6,442
Author: Biyi Bandele
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

"A true artist. A brilliant writer. An original thinker."--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A captivating, fictionalized retelling of African linguist and clergyman Samuel Ajayi Crowther's miraculous journey from slave to liberator.

"Run, ?j?y?, run!"

When Malian slave traders invaded the Nigerian town of ?sog?n, thirteen-year-old ?j?y?'s life is split in two.

Before, there was his childhood, surrounded by friends and family, watched over by the ancient Yor?b? gods of forest and water, earth and sky.

After, there was capture, slavery--and eventually release--with ?j?y?, left transfigured, unrecognizable, and now, inthe service of a new god, with a new name and a culture different from the one left far behind. ?j?y? becomes Samuel Crowther--missionary, linguist, minister, and eventually abolitionist, driven to negotiate against his own people to end the evil trade in human beings which destroyed his family and transformed his own life.

Drawing on the prolific writings of Samuel Ajayi Crowther, novelist and filmmaker Biyi B?nd?l? creates a many-voiced, kaleidoscopic portrait of an extraordinary man. From the heart-stopping drama of ?j?y?'s last day of freedom to the farcical intrigue of the ?sog?n court; from a meeting with Queen Victoria to consecration as the first African Bishop of the Anglican Church, Samuel Ajayi Crowther's journey, like all great odysseys, circles back to where he began. By turns witty, moving and revolutionary, Biyi B?nd?l?'s reimagining of Crowther's life is a brilliant tour de force.



Author: Biyi Bandele
Publisher: Harper
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780063417083

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