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Ake

Name: Ake
Author: Wole Soyinka

by Wole Soyinka

1981•Biography•230 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is heavy, original and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

A dazzling memoir of an African childhood from Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian novelist, playwright, and poet Wole Soyinka.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryHistoricalComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSocial commentary

Subjects

Social life and customsNigerian AuthorsChildhood and youthBiographySoyinka, wole, 1934-Authors, africanNigeria, biographyNigeria, social life and customs

Details

Author: Wole Soyinka
Published: 1981
Pages: 230
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Source: Open Library

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