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postcolonial literature · 1973

Season of Anomy

by Wole Soyinka

Second novel by Wole Soyinka

  • 1973
  • postcolonial literature
  • ◆ Nobel-winning author

Summary

Season of Anomy is the second novel by Nobel winning Nigerian playwright and critic Wole Soyinka. Published in 1973, it is one of only three novels published during Soyinka's highly productive literary career. Though highly studied as part of Soyinka's importance to the African literary canon, criticism of the novel has been mixed, with some critics describing the novel as a "failure".

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