LITERARY SNIPPETS

This is Lagos and other stories By Flora Nwapa Review by IM Soqaga Absolutely, this is a fine and fascinating short story book by female Nigerian African pioneer in literature Ma Flora Nwapa. This is Lagos and other stories comprises with many exciting short stories that display a very amusing, didactic, and dire family situations. All the stories in this book are noteworthy, from the first story to the last, this is the literary voyage that Flora Nwapa want the world to relish with great joy. The Traveller From the outset it was clear that Mr Musa was up to something. Of course, his chivalry and integrity he evinces especially towards women make him a complete gentleman. However, his approach to women of substance like Bisi was very disappointing, obfuscating and amusing. Like any other man attracted to a women Musa did all what he could to see that Bisi became close to him and without being impudent she did respond positively to him.Yet Mr Musa delayed being quick ...

Nelson Mandela married three wives during his lifetime; the first wife was something of a childhood sweetheart. He married her when he was a struggling young lawyer and they had a number of children together. He divorced her around the time he got involved with Winnie Mandela. Winnie herself has gone into legend, many books and films produced based on her and her times. No doubt she was then very lovely, young and lively when MANDELA got involved with her. He was swept over his feet, though he was decades older than her, he wanted her, and he got her. She had two daughters with him. Mandela was an old man when he married his 3rd wife Graca, a former First Lady, both of them very mature and worldly wise. He spent his last years with her. It is however the image, the persona of Winnie that captivated the world. One used to hear Mandela being castigated for divorcing Winnie - by all accounts a bitter parting - with some saying that Winnie waited for many decades for him to be freed ...