The titular story ‘The Visit’ which takes on the perspective of a ghost shows a willingness to look past realism and venture into speculative fiction. This experimentation is repeated in ‘The Curse’ in which supernatural and material realities coexist, and ‘Going West’, an imagined future where Lagos is engulfed by terrorist attacks. Although the story in ‘The Curse’ feels incomplete and the chronological sequence of certain events in ‘Going West’ could be more finely tuned, these are minor missteps in the grand scheme of things.
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This is the work of a poet-activist who believes language is a tool of revolution. The words burn yet are sublime. They rage, they blaze, sometimes they sputter, but the flame of artistry is never extinguished.
On her part, Maryam Bukar ‘Alhanislam’ Hassan admitted to agreeing to host the event partly out of her admiration for the poetry collection, which she characterised as “sitting at the intersection of memory, politics, and identity,” as well as her close ties to Baba-Aminu, a longstanding family friend
Interestingly, the strongest story in the collection – the titular Where Women Meet Boys – is one of two narratives written from the female perspective and showcases Shyaka’s skill with handling multiple perspectives. At its heart, it is about the domino effects of a man disappointing his family and so, still falls in line with the book’s overarching theme.
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Masobe books is pleased to formally announce that six brilliant writers have joined the Masobe…