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You Must Set Forth at Dawn

Wole Soyinka · 2006 CE · Narrative Non-fiction · Nigerian · Contemporary

Soyinka recounts his adult years: his imprisonment during the Nigerian civil war, his work in the opposition, and his flight into exile under General Abacha. The return to Nigeria after the dictator's death closes the account. It is the fourth of his memoirs, following Ake, Isara and Ibadan, none of which is held here.

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Attributes

Genre
PoliticalHistorical
Theme
Exile & HomecomingJustice & RevengePower & CorruptionFreedom vs FateSuffering & Endurance
Archetype (Jung / Campbell)
Rebel / OutlawWanderer
Plot type
Exile and Return
Form
Chronicle
Symbol / motif
The PrisonThe Journey
Conflict
vs Societyvs Person
Mode / tone
RealistElegiac
Culture / tradition
Nigerian

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