Sometimes, as an African interested in reading and writing, one
cannot but be jealous of the "advanced" world and its literature.
Virtually everybody that side seems to be keyed in to Shakespeare, Dickens, the
Brontes, Hardy, and other classical writers. ..
If only it was the same in
Africa where we now have many classics in print too! (The works of Africa's
Achebe, Es'kia, Soyinka, Ngugi, Dangarembga, Bessie Head, Armah etc deserve
such recognition too; at least in major and African literary circles).
Hence in this work, the author skillfully exploits and harps on the
character of Iago, in Shakespeare's Othello. That is the kernel of this work,
and its mystery. African literature must wake up and smell the coffee. Let's
have some works latching onto characters like (Achebe's) Okonkwo and Ezeulu...
- Oluseyi Bakare
- Oluseyi Bakare
Comes across as a bit strange, as comments here have little to do with this particular book (Curtain)...however, that is one of the endearing things about literature, inviting different perspectives, approach, ideas
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