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Aké, Les Années D'enfance

Aké, Les Années D'enfance

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  • Author：Wole Soyinka
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« Il est arrivé malheur à la mission d'Aké。 Le sol s'est érodé， les pelouses se sont dénudées et le mystère a été chassé des hauteurs autrefois si secrètes。 À l'époque dont je parle il ne se passait pas de jour où ne s'ouvrît au regard un enclos， une poche de rochers， un bosquet buissonneux， une colonie d'escargots。 » Aké， c'est le petit village de l'ouest du Nigéria où Wole Soyinka， futur dramaturge et Prix Nobel de littérature， a passé ses premières années。 Enfant curieux et obstiné， aimant autant les livres que s'attirer des ennuis， l'auteur grandit entre des parents chrétiens et les traditions spirituelles yorouba。 Aké， c'est le récit d'une enfance pleine de vie， d'énigmes et de découvertes ; c'est l'histoire d'un passage， vers l'âge et l'univers des adultes， du village innocent à la civilisation urbaine; c'est enfin le regard d'un immense écrivain sur les mystères de l'enfance， empreint des images， des sons et des arômes colorés du monde qui l'a façonné。

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Reviews

Giorgio Biscari ，

I’m not a fan of autobiographies， but this vision of a Nigerian small-town society in the 1930s and 1940s has struck me for its freshness， its originality in telling the tale of an adult world seen through the eyes of a child。 I have found an engaging combination of a child’s amazement in the discovery of the world， the magic， the African traditions and culture， the longing of adulthood， rites of passage， and all with the second World War and the decolonization process looming in the background。 I’m not a fan of autobiographies， but this vision of a Nigerian small-town society in the 1930s and 1940s has struck me for its freshness， its originality in telling the tale of an adult world seen through the eyes of a child。 I have found an engaging combination of a child’s amazement in the discovery of the world， the magic， the African traditions and culture， the longing of adulthood， rites of passage， and all with the second World War and the decolonization process looming in the background。 Notable book， written with Soyinka’s masterly technique。 。。。more

Vonda Stoll ，

Wole Soyinka has a real winner in this book。

Yasmine ，

I would actually love to see the vividness in big screen of what's going on in the novel。 I would actually love to see the vividness in big screen of what's going on in the novel。 。。。more

Reveiws by Lamar ，

It was easy， super fun， and brilliant suspenseful。

Aymen Bouba ，

That was a Cute read

Rita ，

1981W Nigeria。 [Yoruba]

Emmanuel ，

It was a good read， I was able to experience per-independence Nigeria through the eyes of one of the greatest storytellers。

Michael Wayne ，

lovely delightful

Audrey ，

i liked it a lot but we read it at That point in the quarter where i'm simply brain empty no thoughts。 i think i will reread it at a later date i liked it a lot but we read it at That point in the quarter where i'm simply brain empty no thoughts。 i think i will reread it at a later date 。。。more

Makayla MacGregor ，

I really enjoyed Wole's character and the themes of his autobiography。 My only issue with the text was that I found the people in his life introduced too quickly and without much context so that it was difficult to connect with him。 He jumped from topic to topic with little warning and so many of the ideas were confusing as a reader。 This dramatically affected the reading experience， although I would have loved the text if everything had been introduced more gradually。 I really enjoyed Wole's character and the themes of his autobiography。 My only issue with the text was that I found the people in his life introduced too quickly and without much context so that it was difficult to connect with him。 He jumped from topic to topic with little warning and so many of the ideas were confusing as a reader。 This dramatically affected the reading experience， although I would have loved the text if everything had been introduced more gradually。 。。。more

Carmen ，

Now， here is Ayo， very ambitious for you。 He wants to send his son into battle and believe me， the world of books is a battlefield， it is an even tougher battlefield than the ones we used to know。 So how does he prepare him？ By stuffing his head with books。 But book-learning， and especially success in book-learning only creates other battles。 Do you know that？ Delightful！

Anna ，

so good and alive。 i loved the descriptions of the shop， the ferocious women （including the narrator's mother）， the sleeping arrangements， the school， the kids bare feet， the questions。 so good and alive。 i loved the descriptions of the shop， the ferocious women （including the narrator's mother）， the sleeping arrangements， the school， the kids bare feet， the questions。 。。。more

Burce ，

Aké is by far one of the richest books I have ever read。 Soyinka is a master of the use of irony; I had to pause reading often to laugh at young Wole's remarks。 It was truly captivating to learn about Colonial Nigeria though the perspective of a curious little boy who also happens to be a diligent observer。 How Abeokuta women's strength， determination and courage in the Egba Women's Tax Riot （late 1940s） parallels the key role of the Feminist Coalition in the recent End SARS movement tells me th Aké is by far one of the richest books I have ever read。 Soyinka is a master of the use of irony; I had to pause reading often to laugh at young Wole's remarks。 It was truly captivating to learn about Colonial Nigeria though the perspective of a curious little boy who also happens to be a diligent observer。 How Abeokuta women's strength， determination and courage in the Egba Women's Tax Riot （late 1940s） parallels the key role of the Feminist Coalition in the recent End SARS movement tells me that the future of Nigeria is in the hands of Nigerian women。 。。。more

Diane ，

A difficult book for me to read and also difficult to evaluate。 At first， I had a hard time figuring out what was happening and who the people were。 At about page 50， I finally was able to let go of my own need for organization and let the book carry me。 I realized that the story was being told by a 2-1/2 to 3 year old boy in Nigeria， not an adult’s version of a three year old， but truly seeing the way a young boy would see。 People appear and disappear， parents act in ways that are accepted but A difficult book for me to read and also difficult to evaluate。 At first， I had a hard time figuring out what was happening and who the people were。 At about page 50， I finally was able to let go of my own need for organization and let the book carry me。 I realized that the story was being told by a 2-1/2 to 3 year old boy in Nigeria， not an adult’s version of a three year old， but truly seeing the way a young boy would see。 People appear and disappear， parents act in ways that are accepted but not understood， much is simply there and the reasons unknown。 I became quite taken with Soyinka’s ability to show the world through a child’s mind。 The child seems to be extremely intelligent and advanced， but then， remember， this is the telling of the world through his own eyes。 As the boy grows older， his view of the world and of the people and events changes slowly but remains child-centric。 Amazing。 The time period is the 1930s through the end of World War II， although the war is barely mentioned until the very end。 I am not sure if I learned much about Nigeria， maybe more about how much children the world over are alike。 The incredible viewpoint makes me round up to 4 stars， even though I never found the book easy to read and at times had to force myself to slog along。 Probably worth all the slogging。 。。。more

William Romsek ，

This was my first exposure to an African writer and selecting Soyinka's childhood memoir seemed a good place to start。 Nonetheless， I was a little hesitant。 His being such a precocious child made the reading of his exploits quite enjoyable。 Very approachable but retains the feel， language， and viewpoint of an African village。 This was my first exposure to an African writer and selecting Soyinka's childhood memoir seemed a good place to start。 Nonetheless， I was a little hesitant。 His being such a precocious child made the reading of his exploits quite enjoyable。 Very approachable but retains the feel， language， and viewpoint of an African village。 。。。more

Nashon Chacha ，

Interesting

Jenni ，

Really struggled to finish this book。 Found it boring and uneventful

Martinez Claudio ，

Es interesante por que Wole es una intersección entre la cultura indígena Nigeriana y la cultura colonial。 Su padre era un reverendo Anglicano。 Su madre una aristócrata local。 Se mezclan las creencias religiosas cristianas con las animistas。 Su relación con su madre es difícil。 conflictiva。 Se ve la distancia omnipresente de Londres。 El roce de la Segunda Guerra Mundial。 La intensa presión de su padre para que obtenga la beca y salga del pueblo。 También explica la importancia de la mujer en la c Es interesante por que Wole es una intersección entre la cultura indígena Nigeriana y la cultura colonial。 Su padre era un reverendo Anglicano。 Su madre una aristócrata local。 Se mezclan las creencias religiosas cristianas con las animistas。 Su relación con su madre es difícil。 conflictiva。 Se ve la distancia omnipresente de Londres。 El roce de la Segunda Guerra Mundial。 La intensa presión de su padre para que obtenga la beca y salga del pueblo。 También explica la importancia de la mujer en la cultura africana-nigeriana。 De todas maneras Wole es un experto autor teatral， más que un narrador。 Bien。 Pero nones una obra magnífica。 。。。more

Laura Moreira ，

This is a beautiful memoir， covering age 2 to 11， during the 30s and 40s。 It’s sort of like historical fiction from a precocious child’s point of view， written in the 80s。 I enjoyed how the point of view shifted from magic realism to a more conventional narrative of a magical culture during a time of political conflict， as he aged。 The prose is gorgeous， visual and palpable and often very funny。

Lerato Mogoatlhe ，

Laugh out loud funny！

Magrat Ajostiernos ，

Estas memorias noveladas me han hecho reír， me han estremecido， pero sobre todo， con ellas he ampliado enormemente mis horizontes。 He aprendido con ellas， me he preguntado cosas y me he reafirmado en otras。El libro nos relata la infancia de Soyinka desde que tiene uso de memoria hasta que cumple 11 años。 Es un periodo corto en el tiempo para un adulto。。。 eterno para un niño， y a través de los ojos de ese niño que fue el autor， vemos y descubrimos el mundo。 Es una delicia descubrir todo lo cotidi Estas memorias noveladas me han hecho reír， me han estremecido， pero sobre todo， con ellas he ampliado enormemente mis horizontes。 He aprendido con ellas， me he preguntado cosas y me he reafirmado en otras。El libro nos relata la infancia de Soyinka desde que tiene uso de memoria hasta que cumple 11 años。 Es un periodo corto en el tiempo para un adulto。。。 eterno para un niño， y a través de los ojos de ese niño que fue el autor， vemos y descubrimos el mundo。 Es una delicia descubrir todo lo cotidiano de la vida con esa mirada siempre sorprendida， optimista y segura de sí misma。 Vamos a aprender cómo era la vida en Nigeria durante los años 40 en una familia acomodada （en ese contexto）。。。 todo el libro parecer una carta de amor a sus padres， pero contado con muchísimo humor e ironía。 Descubriremos muchos pedazos de la cultura yoruba， de sus creencias， rituales， del choque de culturas， de la religión y el enfrentamiento cada vez mayor con el hombre blanco y su política colonizadora。Aunque casi todo el libro parece un compendio de anécdotas infantiles absurdas， escalofriantes， divertidísimas， emotivas。。。 hacia el final el libro comienza a desarrollar un tono mucho más serio al describir la lucha por los derechos de las mujeres， con sus marchas y manifestaciones， en las que el propio Soyinka participó， así como su madre y varios familiares， que tomaron una parte muy activa en el conflicto。El libro está plagado de eventos reales y personajes Históricos， pero en todo momento sientes que todo lo que el autor cuenta es algo enormemente personal， son los recuerdos de la vida de un niño inocente que no juzga el mundo en el que vive， que aún no se pregunta por qué suceden la mayoría de las cosas， que da por hecho que sus padres siempre tienen razón。。。En fin， es un libro maravilloso。 No será para todo el mundo， pero yo lo he disfrutado una barbaridad y no puedo dejar de recomendarlo para aquellos que quieran aprender un poco de otras culturas de manera amena y sorprendente。Wole Soyinka recibió el Premio Nobel de Literatura en 1987， fue el primer africano en recibir el galardón en esta categoría。 。。。more

Anna ，

Nigeryjski noblista opisuje w tej powieści swoje dzieciństwo w Aké。 Jako syn dyrektora szkoły wychowuje się w stosunkowo uprzywilejowanych warunkach。 Wole to bardzo mądry chłopiec， który już w wieku trzech lat zaczyna chodzić do szkoły i swoimi umiejętnościami zaskakuje nauczycieli i rówieśników。 Życie w Aké obserwujemy więc oczyma bystrego chłopca， który nie wszystko rozumie i przedstawia wiele spraw ze swojej perspektywy。 Wole opowiada więc o stosunkach w domu， między rodzicami i rodzeństwem。 Nigeryjski noblista opisuje w tej powieści swoje dzieciństwo w Aké。 Jako syn dyrektora szkoły wychowuje się w stosunkowo uprzywilejowanych warunkach。 Wole to bardzo mądry chłopiec， który już w wieku trzech lat zaczyna chodzić do szkoły i swoimi umiejętnościami zaskakuje nauczycieli i rówieśników。 Życie w Aké obserwujemy więc oczyma bystrego chłopca， który nie wszystko rozumie i przedstawia wiele spraw ze swojej perspektywy。 Wole opowiada więc o stosunkach w domu， między rodzicami i rodzeństwem。 Wspomina o licznych krewnych i znajomych， których rodzice przygarniają， a którzy stają się dla nich kolejnymi dziećmi。 Sporo jest o pracy matki， która prowadzi lokalny sklep。 Mimo że rodzina Wole jest chrześcijańska， wierzenia ludu Joruba odgrywają ogromną rolę - religie przeplatają się i mają wielki wpływ na życie ludzi。 Bardzo istotną częścią powieści jest walka kobiet， w którą zaangażowana jest matka。 Kobiety są podporą rodzin， wychowują często gromadę dzieci same i z trudem wiążą koniec z końcem， zwłaszcza że obarczane są wysokimi podatkami。 Matka Wole jest jedną z przywódczyń ruchu kobiet， organizuje wyjazdy na protesty， tworzy pisma i postulaty， aktywnie demonstruje， a mały Wole jest cichym obserwatorem i pomocnikiem。 Ciąg dalszy: https://przeczytalamksiazke。blogspot。。。。 。。。more

Carlo Bugni ，

Lettura molto interessante e decisamente ben scritta。 Peccato per alcuni passaggi troppo descrittivi che stonano un po’ con il resto della narrazione。Un’autobiografia intensa， in ogni caso， e a tratti anche divertente

Daniel Polansky ，

Recollections of the author's early childhood in a town in pre-independence Nigeria。 The dreamlike patina of childhood adds a fascinating dimension to the myths and customs of a culture now lost （Soyinka is brief but brutal on the effects of post-colonial globalization on his homeland）， and the stories of his loving， enlightened family， and precocious academic career are a joy。 Beautifully written， funny and engaging， as good a work about childhood as you are likely to read。 Lots of fun。 Recollections of the author's early childhood in a town in pre-independence Nigeria。 The dreamlike patina of childhood adds a fascinating dimension to the myths and customs of a culture now lost （Soyinka is brief but brutal on the effects of post-colonial globalization on his homeland）， and the stories of his loving， enlightened family， and precocious academic career are a joy。 Beautifully written， funny and engaging， as good a work about childhood as you are likely to read。 Lots of fun。 。。。more

Ana Štuhec ，

Aké: Leta otroštvaAké je eden tistih romanov， ki jim je treba dati nekaj časa， kot se temu reče - vsaj taka je bila moja izkušnja。 Čeprav Soyinka bralca zlagoma vpeljuje niti ne v literarni svet， pač pa svoje lastno otroštvo， in sicer z opisom kraja， ta deluje nekam oddaljen， nedostopen。 Napak pa se mi zdi reči， da to velja pripisati zgolj posebnosti kulturnega konteksta， kajti vsaj enak pomen ima v pripovedi otroška perspektiva。 Slednja je pravzaprav modus romana， prizma， skoz katero je bralcu Aké: Leta otroštvaAké je eden tistih romanov， ki jim je treba dati nekaj časa， kot se temu reče - vsaj taka je bila moja izkušnja。 Čeprav Soyinka bralca zlagoma vpeljuje niti ne v literarni svet， pač pa svoje lastno otroštvo， in sicer z opisom kraja， ta deluje nekam oddaljen， nedostopen。 Napak pa se mi zdi reči， da to velja pripisati zgolj posebnosti kulturnega konteksta， kajti vsaj enak pomen ima v pripovedi otroška perspektiva。 Slednja je pravzaprav modus romana， prizma， skoz katero je bralcu dano zopet postati otrok。 Ob tem se srečamo s plemenskimi običaji， totemi， z vraževerjem in modrostmi - da， nehote se zazdi ta svet nekako eksotičen in pravljičen， recimo zaradi debele črne kače， ki jo zbijejo s kamenjem， spečejo in pojedo。 Prav zaradi kulturne barvitosti Wolejeve pripovedi si je težko drzniti reči， da v njej vendarle obstaja univerzalno otroško dojemanje sveta。 Se pravi， meni se zdi domača ta prizma in zlasti razvoj， razširjanje perspektive， misli in pogleda na svet。 Soyinka v tem smislu neverjetno popiše svoje otroštvo ter snov iz spomina dopolnjuje tudi s komentarji odraslega jaza。 Kakor koli pa pripovedovalcu pripišemo univerzalno otroški vid， Woleja močno zaznamuje vse oprijemljivo in tudi neoprijemljivo okrog njega， kar obstaja morda v kolektivnem prepričanju in je globoko zasidrano v tradicijo， ki jo Evropejec težko doume。Po drugi strani roman ne sicer eksplicitno， pač pa v ozadju razkriva politično dogajanje， točneje angleško kolonialno oblast， uboren položaj večine Nigerijcev， slednje predvsem zavoljo materialne prikrajšanosti， nedostopnosti izobrazbe in hermetične oblasti brez posluha。 Tako stanje poglablja čas druge svetovne vojne， čeravno ta nima neposrednega vpliva na osebe， še najmanj pa na otroke。 Da， Soyinka namreč odstira življenja najrazličnejših ljudi， pa tudi skupnosti kot velike organske celote。 Prav upor ženskega združenja je zame eden najljubših prizorov， ki odseva vzajemnost， medsebojno povezanost in odločnost。 Da se vrnem k začetku， romanu je treba dati čas nemalo tako， kot se je treba sprehoditi po mestu， da bi ga spoznali， ali prebaviti jed， da bi jo zares okusili。 Gre pač za novo pokrajino - geografsko， kulturno， zgodovinsko， etnično。 Ne nazadnje se zdi， da je marsikateri dogodek bralcu （ne）razumljiv približno enako kot Woleju samemu， saj je vendar otrok。 Roman nima vrha， glave ideje ali česa podobnega， pač pa je sklopčič doživetij， pogovorov， domislic， čustev in razmerij， ki šele potem， ko jih seštejemo in uvidimo kot skupek， zadobijo enkraten pomen。 Vse se širi: Wole je na koncu kakih 8 let starejši kot na začetku romana in v skladu s tem tudi svet okrog sebe pozna bolje。 Odraščanje pa je tudi trpko， kajti svet odraslosti je nemalokrat brez smisla。 Najbrž res。 A to Woje vzame v zakup， ostaja vedoželjen in radoveden， tudi svojeglav， z vse preveč vprašanji，kot mu očitajo domači。Saj to vem že veš čas， a se mi zdi kljub temu posebej čudovito， ko se spomnim， da Soyinka piše o sebi， vračajoč se v svoja zgodnja leta， na katera pogleduje tudi z odraslega vidika。 Tako vsaka oseba postane bolj mesena， vsaka vrtnica v Esejevem vrtu diši lepše in odcveti bridkeje， vonjave， ki preverjajo tržnico， so močnejše， tista kača se resnično zvija （in oni ko res pojedo） in še。 Mnogo podob， vonjav， pesmi， pogledov。 Afriške besede in izreki， ki krasijo roman， te vedno znova opomnijo， da se vsega tega ne da prevesti。 。。。more

Marilyn Sue Michel ，

Interesting details of African childhood， intricate family life， strange prohibitions against shoes and underwear for children。 Somewhat bland， not likely to be offensive to anyone。

Susan ，

If you've never read Prof Soyinka's writing， you're missing out。 His style is witty in a way that is beyond his years。 His voice is singular in the storytelling， and even after meeting the man， I can tell you his voice is the same in person， as it is when reading his books or poetry。 This book has delightful and heartbreaking accounts of his childhood， and allows you to travel along a journey we all went on - from innocence， to adolescence。 If you've never read Prof Soyinka's writing， you're missing out。 His style is witty in a way that is beyond his years。 His voice is singular in the storytelling， and even after meeting the man， I can tell you his voice is the same in person， as it is when reading his books or poetry。 This book has delightful and heartbreaking accounts of his childhood， and allows you to travel along a journey we all went on - from innocence， to adolescence。 。。。more

Miles ，

I’ve just finished reading this in preparation of a visit to my wife’s country and city of birth: Lagos， Nigeria。Well it did what I’d hoped: provided insight into Yoruba society in the early part of the 20th Century and an insight into Wole Soyinka’s character。Is it an absolutely outstanding novel in terms of plot， writing， character development etc？ I didn’t think so， but it was still a very enjoyable memoir to read by one of Nigeria’s literary masters！ Definitely worth picking up if you’re int I’ve just finished reading this in preparation of a visit to my wife’s country and city of birth: Lagos， Nigeria。Well it did what I’d hoped: provided insight into Yoruba society in the early part of the 20th Century and an insight into Wole Soyinka’s character。Is it an absolutely outstanding novel in terms of plot， writing， character development etc？ I didn’t think so， but it was still a very enjoyable memoir to read by one of Nigeria’s literary masters！ Definitely worth picking up if you’re interested in Wole Soyinka and/or Yoruba society。 。。。more

Niel ，

I liked so many things in the book， particularly noteworthy in a savoury searing recollection: a spontaneous embrace of solitude seen in a young boy spending long hours in 'his' tree; a willful principal of transnational experience engaged in resolute punitive handling of his students; a young housemaid shoved from street to street with intermittent profanities rained on her as a necessary cure for bed-wetting; a procession of rightfully protesting empowered women without fear of scorn or dogged I liked so many things in the book， particularly noteworthy in a savoury searing recollection: a spontaneous embrace of solitude seen in a young boy spending long hours in 'his' tree; a willful principal of transnational experience engaged in resolute punitive handling of his students; a young housemaid shoved from street to street with intermittent profanities rained on her as a necessary cure for bed-wetting; a procession of rightfully protesting empowered women without fear of scorn or dogged indifference。Everything seemed so neatly placed， like a song in which a trifle of an adjustment or removal， could make shallow， a far reaching depth of meaning。Soyinka writes not as someone angry or lacking hope in a possibility of a change， but as an offspring of the terrain， insightful， playing a part in a wilful shift to a clear understanding of a glaring rigid deformity in the instilling of discipline， as perfectly encapsulated in the book's final sentence。A lingering question accusingly hovers introspectively， unmistakably， and with an unshakeable request for honesty。 What's taking us so long？ 。。。more

Cikizwa ，

found it very boring - considering I read the Author's other books before。 found it very boring - considering I read the Author's other books before。 。。。more

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