Description
A vivid, intimate chronicle of a life lived in public view, this memoir moves through the author’s exhilarating experiences and hard-won reflections on justice, tyranny, and the moral costs of power. Tracing his exile and the shadow of General Sani Abacha’s brutal reign, it pairs high-stakes political testimony with vivid memories, sharp wit, and playful anecdotes that illuminate the human stakes behind history. Across its pages, the book becomes a meditation on resilience—how a ravaged nation and its people endure, remember, and still reach for hope. Written in Wole Soyinka’s distinctive, incisive voice, it reads like a thrilling journey as much as a searching reckoning with what it means to speak, resist, and set forth again at dawn.
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paperback
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Published Mar 13, 2007
528 pages
ISBN: 9780375755149
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Details
First Published
2006
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for You Must Set Forth at Dawn by Wole Soyinka.