A preeminent translator has translated a prominent book, producing an outcome that is magnetic
\nand majestic. A timeless story comes alive, the strictures of state decadence narrated with
\nclairvoyance, but the resolution drags us to an uncertain destination. Can there be a secular
\nrapture?
\n\u2013 Toyin Falola, Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Jacob and
\nSanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, the University of Texas at Austin<\/p>\n
Those familiar with \u1e62aworoid\u1eb9, late Ak\u00ednw\u00f9m\u00ed \u00cc\u1e63\u1ecd\u0300l\u00e1\u2019s celebrated drama, both text and movie based
\non it, know too well the importance of the story it tells, to wit, a contemplation of the fortunes of
\nour contemporary life as reflected in the core areas of state\/individual, individual\/individual
\nrelations, and the mutual encumbrances that they entail for everyday living. This is not to neglect
\nits commentaries on private and public morals, the institutions of culture and how we navigate the
\nchallenges of change in all its ramifications. What Professor Ol\u00fab\u00f9nmi Smith has done in this
\nsplendid translation is to offer a wider audience \u00cc\u1e63\u1ecd\u0300l\u00e1\u2019s genius as a dramatist, stylist, and just one
\nheck of a storyteller without losing the beauty, the tightness, and the topicality of the original. Add
\nto that her conveyance of the universal themes that abound in the text that make \u00cc\u1e63\u1ecd\u0300l\u00e1\u2019s work not a
\nmere Yor\u00f9b\u00e1 story. We all owe Professor Smith a debt of gratitude for enhancing our repertoire,
\nonce again.
\n\u2013 Ol\u00faf\u1eb9\u0301mi T\u00e1\u00edwo, Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY<\/p>\n
Pamela J. Ol\u00fab\u00f9nmi Smith is a Professor Emerita of English, Humanities and Women\u2019s Studies at
\nthe University of Nebraska at Omaha. Dr. Smith holds a doctorate in Comparative Literature from
\nthe University of Washington. Her research interests and publications are in the areas of
\ntranslation studies and Yor\u00f9b\u00e1 Language and Literature. Her four English translations from the
\nYoruba include: \u1eb8f\u00fan\u1e63et\u00e1n \u00c0n\u00edw\u00far\u00e0, \u00ccy\u00e1l\u00f3de Ibadan & Ol\u00fa \u1eccm\u1ecd Tinu\u00fab\u00fa, \u00ccy\u00e1l\u00f3de Egba (2004)
\nand Treasury of Childhood Memories (2016) by Akinwumi Isola, and The Freedom Fight (2010) by
\nAd\u00e9b\u00e1y\u1ecd\u0300 F\u00e1l\u00e9t\u00ed, the two leading contemporary Yoruba writers. She is a co-author of
\nyor\u00f9b\u00e1dictionary.com.<\/p>\n
ISBN: 978-1-943533-57-2 \u0399 Published 2021 \u0399 Pan-African University Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A preeminent translator has translated a prominent book, producing an outcome that is magnetic and majestic. A timeless story comes alive, the strictures of state decadence narrated with clairvoyance, but the resolution drags us to an uncertain destination. Can there be a secular rapture? \u2013 Toyin Falola, Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[104],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-13123","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-novel","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t