(Free) In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son's Journey to Understand His Father's Legacy
• Ken Wiwa •
| #576883 in Books | Steerforth | 2001-09-09 | 2001-07-24 | Ingredients: Example Ingredients | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.69 x.99 x5.75l, | File Name: 1586420259 | 247 pages |
||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Well done Ken Wiwa, well done...|By Christopher LaMonica|As someone who followed the tragedy of Ken Saro Wiwa's imprisonment and eventual murder by the Nigerian government with great concern, I was thrilled (like so many I am sure) to know that he had a son with the same name. Clearly, Ken Wiwa was (is) well positioned to follow in his father's footsteps and keep the world in|From Publishers Weekly|The daunting emotional challenge of living up to an almost mythically famous parent is the subject of Wiwa's brutally candid memoir, which explores his psychological tug-of-war with his father, Nigerian writer and human rights activist, K
In late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. Ken Saro-Wiwa, a renowned poet and environmentalist, was campaigning to protect his Ogoni people against the encroachments of Shell Oil and a brutal dictatorship. He was imprisoned, tortured, brought to trial on trumped-up charges, and executed.
At the heart of the public campaign to save Ken Saro-Wiwa was another Ken Wiwa—the author's son—who travelled the world lobb...
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