...Omonoba...
Our people say:
Esan (Ishan): Ẹwa’ẹn Aah rẹ gbi udia nọ timan bhi ikpẹkẹn.
Eng: Killing a tsetse fly that perches on one’s scrotum demands wisdom. - Esan Proverb
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[I am fascinated by the juju man. His confidence (in his god) is on another level. He turns everything into a toy. He takes food for the gods and them eats them. The man, and his priests, cannot whisper. They must shout. Perhaps the god of the juju man is half deaf. A long time ago, being from Ogbomos(h)o and Benin City, could I have become a juju priestess?
But I have never seen a juju woman.
I am writing a story about a juju man; I have had to find out a lot about him. But each juju man differs from the next one. If I dare enough, I will write about a juju woman.]
On another note:
[What books do we have lined up to read in 2011? I've presented my list [of Nigerian books] below. There are just five books listed and definitely, I will read more than that but I usually pick as I go. I will also be reading non-Nigerian literature, of course. Please share yours so that we can all be aware of books that are out / good. I'm so excited for the new year, 2010 was a fantastic literary year.]
1. Feddie Girl - Nona David
2. You Must Set Forth at Dawn - Prof. Wole Soyinka
3. The Icarus Girl -Helen Oyeyemi
4. The Blacksmith's Daughter - Ngozi Achebe
5. Abyssinian Boy - Onyeka Nwelue
To see the books I read in 2010, check here.
Have a Blessed Rest-of-the-year, 2010,
NakedSha.
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So not my kind of books jor. lol
ReplyDeleteI will sure be reading more of school literature since 2011 would be the year I'd finish my studies. I can't wait. I agree it's been a fantastic year.
Looking forward to your writing about the juju man.
- LDP
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ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting to read about the juju man. Though the juju woman might be more fascinating to read about. Apparently juju women do exist. There is a 'legend' out there that one such juju woman with her formidable arsenal 'saw off' an allegedly corrupt Yoruba politician who 'refused to die' in the 80s after petrol and a box of matches failed to do the job. Surely not the way to do justice. God help us!
ReplyDeleteI will seek out the Liberian president's autobiography to read in the new year.
Happy New Year, missy.
@Naijalines, haha, oh wow. I haven't heard that. But I'll go dig.
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think of the book when you're done.
Happy New year to you too, ma'am.
Here are 7 of the 15 Books lined up so far for my reading pleasure in 2011.
ReplyDeleteA Life in Full and Other Stories (Caine Prize 2010 Collection)/
Imagine This by Sade Adeniran/
Comrade by Tosin Otitoju/
Say You Are One of Them by Uwem Akpan/
The Abyssinian Boy by Onyeka Nwelue/
From Caves of Rotten Teeth by Igoni Barrett/
You Must Set Forth at Dawn by Wole Soyinka/
For my complete 2011 reading list and books read in 2010, visit the Middle Footer on my blog:
http://gbengaawomodu.wordpress.com