The Novels of D.O. Fagunwa

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Awon Iwe Itan-Aroso Fagunwa

D.O. Fagunwa

Fagunwa

Bamgbose

Ayo Bamgbsoe

Novels of D.O. Fagunwa

The Novels of D.O. Fagunwa

[edit] Awon Iwe Itan-Aroso D.O. Fagunwa

[edit] The Novels of D. O. Fagunwa by Ayo Bamgbose published by Ethiope Publishing Corporation, Benin, Nigeria in 1974.

Iwe ti Ojogbon Ayo Bamgbose ko lori awon iwe Fagunwa ni eleyii. Fagunwa wa lara awon ti o koko ko iwe itan-aroso lori ede Yoruba. Ekunrere alaye ni Ojogbon Bamgbsoe se lori awon iwe wonyi. Oro akoso lori awon iwe naa ti won ko ni ede Geesi ni wa ni isale yii.

The Novels of D. O. Fagunwa is a detailed study and assessment of literary works of D. O.Fagunwa.

D. O. Fagunwa was not only a pioneer of creative writing in Yoruba but also the foremost novelist in the language. This study is the first critical examination of his work, and includes chapters on the background, influences and the narrative tradition of Fagunwa’s work as we;; as pm the themes, technique and the language of his novels.

The book has been written in English, and translations of the examples from the novels have been given, also in English, in order to make it accessible to a wider audience, including those not primarily concerned with Yoruba literature, but who are interested in traditional African literature and the way it has influenced African writing in English, or in the general field of comparative literature. The illustrative texts taken from the novels are quoted in their original form, except for the addition of tone marks where necessary. All page references are to the Nelson editions of the novels.