{"product_id":"you-must-set-forth-at-dawn-a-memoir","title":"You Must Set Forth at Dawn: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature  as well as a political activist of prodigious energies  Wole Soyinka now follows his modern classic Ake: The Years of Childhood with an equally important chronicle of his turbulent life as an adult in (and in exile from) his beloved  beleaguered homeland. In the tough  humane  and lyrical language that has typified his plays and novels  Soyinka captures the indomitable spirit of Nigeria itself by bringing to life the friends and family who bolstered and inspired him  and by describing the pioneering theater works that defied censure and tradition. Soyinka not only recounts his exile and the terrible reign of General Sani Abacha  but shares vivid memories and playful anecdotesincluding his improbable friendship with a prominent Nigerian businessman and the time he smuggled a frozen wildcat into America so that his students could experience a proper Nigerian barbecue. More than a major figure in the world of literature  Wole Soyinka is a courageous voice for human rights  democracy  and freedom. You Must Set Forth at Dawn is an intimate chronicle of his thrilling public life  a meditation on justice and tyranny  and a mesmerizing testament to a ravaged yet hopeful land.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946174050357,"sku":"ByrdShop_037550365X","price":27.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780375503658.jpg?v=1769927221","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/you-must-set-forth-at-dawn-a-memoir","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}