"The loss which the exile encounters is indeed great as Soyinka shows in his experience of exile in You Must Set Forth at Dawn. He devotes two parts out of the eight-part text to the issue of exile as it affects him as in individual as well as a member of a society held under the excruciating impact of successive dictatorships. The two sections, 'Nation and exile' and 'Homecoming' detail the kind of horrendous dangers which often motivate intellectuals like the author to opt for flight as well as how much desirous of return such intellectuals could be even in the face of potential danger. Though Soyinka has experienced exile in varying forms and at different times of his life, his latest experience of relocation during the regime of Sani Abacha engages his attention in this text."
Thoughtful, if wonky essay on exile by Jendele Hungbo. I enjoyed reading the essay immensely. It is useful to read the essay with Soyinka's You Must Set Forth at Dawn as context. I would love a follow-up that examines the notion of exile in the 21st century, in the age of the Internet and social media and, let us agree, increasing democratization of government institutions in much of Black Africa. What does exile mean today? And why does it matter? It is complicated.
Thoughtful, if wonky essay on exile by Jendele Hungbo. I enjoyed reading the essay immensely. It is useful to read the essay with Soyinka's You Must Set Forth at Dawn as context. I would love a follow-up that examines the notion of exile in the 21st century, in the age of the Internet and social media and, let us agree, increasing democratization of government institutions in much of Black Africa. What does exile mean today? And why does it matter? It is complicated.
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