Suspenseful. Fluid. Poetic. With stylistic panache, this novel takes the reader through different layers of rots and vices in relation to the socio-political and economic realities of twenty-first century Nigerian society.
Through a carefully woven plot plied by two narrative voices embodied in the subliminal thoughts of a young protagonist who moves kinetically in search of meanings in a broken world of broken dreams, the novel is a remarkably brilliant work of imagination and reality, inventively blended.
Broken Dreams on Lofty Hills
is the compelling work of a literary craftsman.
Remi Raji
Professor of Africana and Cultural Studies & Creative Writing
Award-winning author of
A Harvest of Laughters
(1997) and
Lovesong for My Wasteland
(2005)
An intriguing plot where suspense mixes with intense passion and memories. Dreams dissipate and distil within these pulsating pages of this bildungsroman novel, which is a remarkable product of careful reflections about a past that was both pleasure and pain.
It explores various themes, where the interesting life of the central character is eclipsed in a highly disciplined religious and academic institution, prided in character formation and knowledge acquisition. It is a must-read. Highly recommended. Rev. Fr Francis Adelabu, SSL, PhD, Rome
Formator, Ss Peter and Paul Major Seminary, Bodija, Ibadan, Nigeria
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