Bature Tanimu Gagare: Hausa social sctivist and writer

• Authors: Piłaszewicz Stanisław
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Bature Tanimu Gagare became famous as an ardent critic of Nigerian social and political life. Due to his public engagement and unusual activities he was given various nicknames and epithets. Some people saw in him an able writer, others considered him as an adventurer. In this article an attempt has been made to present the profile of the author and to discuss his only novel "Ƙarshen alewa ƙasa"; its genesis, content and the message.

Keywords

EN

Bature Gagare; Northern Nigeria; novel; social life; Biafran war

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Studies in African Languages and Cultures
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 49
• Pages: 53-67

Dates

published

2015-12-10

Contributors

author

Piłaszewicz Stanisław

• University of Warsaw

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