Season of Anomy (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Wole Soyinka
- First Published: 1973
- Type of Work: Social commentary
- Time of Work: After 1960
- Setting: An African country
- Principal Characters: Ofeyi, Iriyise, Ahime, Isola Demakin “the Dentist”
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Values, 1970’s, Africa or Africans, Tradition, Politics, Race, Revolutions, Antiheroes, War, Corporations, Isolation
- Locales: Africa
The Novel
Aiyeru, a coastal African “farming and fishing community” whose main moneymaking industry is boat building, is isolated from the rest of the country by lagoons and is approachable only by boat. It has kept its traditional ways, while most of the country, notably the modern city of Ilosa, has yielded to foreign influences. It has only recently come to the attention of the public as a curiosity for tourists and sociologists. The National Cocoa Corporation sees it as a new region to be exploited and has sent its promotions group, headed by Ofeyi, the protagonist, to...
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