Eégún Aláré
Láwuyì Ògúnníran
1971→2024
fifty-three years
Ògúnníran’s play follows Ọ̀jẹ́làdé, a performer in the alárìnjó travelling
masquerade theatre, and the reckoning that follows what he does with his gift. It is one
of the best-known works of modern Yorùbá drama and a set text in Nigerian secondary
schools, and for years it was easier to find on a school syllabus than in a shop.
This edition puts it within reach of Yorùbá readers and students outside Nigeria.
- First published
- 1971
- Back in print
- 2024
- Language
- Yorùbá
- Edition
- Paperback, 104 pages
An African Abroad
Mashood Ọlábísí Àjàlá
1963→2022
fifty-nine years unavailable
In 1952 Àjàlá cycled 2,280 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. He went on to talk his way
past Khrushchev's security cordon, to press Golda Meir on Palestine, and to meet Nasser,
Nehru and the Shah. His 1963 memoir of that life vanished from print within the decade.
This edition restores it, with a preface by Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún and a new introduction by
Joane Àjàlá, who edited the earliest draft of the manuscript.
- First published
- 1963
- Back in print
- 2022
- Rights
- By arrangement with the Àjàlá family
- Editions
- Nigerian edition from our Nigerian co-publisher; international edition from Olongo Publishing
