You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a pleasure to read Soyinka write outside his usual, extremely twisted literature. His sentences flow too well. His descriptions of Sani Abacha and some other character still crack me up. Its also very educati ve and motivational with insights into the man, Wole Soyinka. I must say though, it helped that I'm Nigerian and had background knowledge of many of...more

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a pleasure to read Soyinka write outside his usual, extremely twisted literature. His sentences flow too well. His descriptions of Sani Abacha and some other character still crack me up. Its also very educati ve and motivational with insights into the man, Wole Soyinka. I must say though, it helped that I'm Nigerian and had background knowledge of many of the subjects. Overall, You must set forth at dawn is an excellent book. Measures up to Soyinka's reputation.   hide