{"product_id":"sozaboy-9781035906031","title":"Sozaboy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSozaboy \u003c\/i\u003epowerfully describes the fate \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof a young, naive soldier thrown into the frontline of a civil war, from his first proud days of recruitment to the disillusionment and horrors that follow.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMene yearns for manhood. He dreams of gaining the glory that the ex-soldier in his village brags about, with his stories of hunting 'Hitla'. So when war breaks out and soldiers appear in Mene's isolated village, he sees his chance to finally wear a uniform. Too soon, however, Mene's innocence turns to terror. While witnessing the unfathomable, Mene must learn to evade the carnage of warfare if he wants to make it home alive... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWriting in Nigerian Pidgin English, Ken Saro-Wiwa creates a unique window into the dark consequences of meaningless war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Haunting.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eSozaboy \u003c\/i\u003eis not simply a great African novel, it is also a great anti-war novel, among the very best the twentieth century has produced.'\u003cb\u003e William Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Saro-Wiwa\u003c\/b\u003e was a novelist, television producer, and environmental activist born in Bori, Nigeria in 1941.\u003cbr\u003eSaro-Wiwa won a scholarship to study English at the University of Ibadan and taught briefly at numerous universities before the Nigerian Civil War in 1967.\u003cbr\u003eA prolific writer, his work ranged from the wildly successful satirical television series \u003ci\u003eBasi \u0026amp; Company\u003c\/i\u003e (1986-1990), to a non-fiction account of his experiences during the Civil War, \u003ci\u003eOn a Darkling Plain\u003c\/i\u003e (1989).\u003cbr\u003eAfter 1991, Saro-Wiwa devoted himself full-time to political and ecological causes, becoming president of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People. The movement fought against the irreparable environmental damage that oil corporations were causing to the surrounding land and waters.\u003cbr\u003eAfter years of non-violent protest against government inaction, Ken Saro-Wiwa was unlawfully imprisoned under the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. He was executed in 1995. His death sparked international outrage and resulted in Nigeria's suspension from the Commonwealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Apollo Publishing International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899398131986,"sku":"9781035906031","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b12692d4-c512-49f6-8738-e479f64c97db.jpg?v=1738353624","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sozaboy-9781035906031","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}