Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka is set to release is latest mater piece ‘InterInventions’ which he described as the nastiest book he ever
written. At the presentation to the public at the June 12 Cultural Centre
Kuto, Abeokuta by the Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole
during the formal inauguration of The Wole Soyinka Foundation, a retreat
haven for writers, the renowned playwright vowed to “draw blood” with
the book, saying it would be his “vengeance” against “unprovoked assault
of public lies” against his person. read statement after the cut...
He said:
“(InterInventions), it is the nastiest book I have ever written. It is so truthful that it hurts… it is my vengeance against public lies. It is not one of the b*tterfly books. No, it is not a b*tterfly book.
“I want to draw blood (with it). I’m warning all of you, if you feel vengeful, read this book and you will be alright. It is like homeopathic medicine.”
The Nobel Laureate bemoaned the elevation of public lies to a level
that it has become an industry of sort, multiplying and worsened by the
social media facilitating the predisposition for lies.
According to him, there was the need for a “ritual of public
purgation where both sides – such victims of lies and the traducers, are
brought together before the public tribunal for the world to know the
truth.”
He gave insight into lies, allegedly against him by some individuals
and past leaders, including former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga
Daniel, stating in first paragraph of page 82 that “it was a great fun
(for him, Soyinka) to watch him (Daniel) lie his head off”.
He revealed that he “would have gone insane” if he had not found a serene place to hide himself while doing his creative work.
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