IDENTITY Edited by E.C. Osondu Never again will a single story be told as though it were the only one – John Berger Last summer, I was in Nigeria to promote the publication of the Nigerian edition of my book – Voice of America. The readings I gave in Nigeria were very far from the subdued bookish events that I had done for the book both in the U.S and in Europe. This was a Made in Nigeria book tour. It had the robustness and boisterousness that is so typically Nigerian. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. What I did not enjoy was having the phrase the danger of a single story thrown at me over and over again. None of those who harangued me with this phrase had heard of John Berger or read his novel G. The novel won the Booker Prize in 1972 and the writer famously donated half of the prize money to the Black Panther Party. They could care less about the origin of the expression that they now chanted like a mantra. Continue Reading >> |
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