Thanks toyin for letting us know. It is big news for those of us in african literary studies. I passed on the word to the african literature association, and wrote this to my colleagues:
Just received notice of the passing of abiola irele. Abiola was a founder of african literary criticism, a major figure in bringing francophone scholarship, esp on negritude, to our anglophone brothers and sisters; an editor of RAL after the passing of bjornson, a major voice for african studies, a generous humanist, an insightful scholar, and a friend to many many of us.
And a lover and singer of opera!
Abiola irele. An iroko tree in our forest of scholars.
Perhaps most impressive among his many works was the critical edition he did of Le cahier d’un retour au pays natal. An extraordinary commentary and edition of that great classic, that was treated with real brilliance.
He was a past president of our association, and with his booming voice a wonderful presence who always was inviting us to join in.
ken
Kenneth Harrow
Dept of English and Film Studies
Michigan State University
619 Red Cedar Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-803-8839
http://www.english.msu.edu/people/faculty/kenneth-harrow/
From: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
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Date: Monday, 3 July 2017 at 14:28
To: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>, ya <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Abiola Irele
Reply-To: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Date: Monday, 3 July 2017 at 14:28
To: usaafricadialogue <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>, ya <yorubaaffairs@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Abiola Irele
Goodness! Another great tree suddenly taken out of the dwindling forest of African literary and intellectual circles! One of the greatest and true multilingual literary icons of our time. This is doubt no a big vacuum so difficult to fill. Professor Irele will forever be missed. May all those the great thinker has left behind be comforted!
Michael O. Afolayan
On Monday, July 3, 2017 6:31 AM, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
Professor Abiola Irele has joined the ancestors.
Sent from my iPhone
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