The novel was written in pidgin[3][4] English, a variation of English[5] native to some Nigerians and it has some unique characteristics such as doubling every adjective used in the novel. It is considered a hard to read[6] novel, however, Ken Sara-Wiwa provides a glossary for the terms that are unknown to the modern English reader, which increases readability and understandability of the novel.
The novel takes place during the Nigerian Civil War. The main character, Mene, has a naïve impression of soldiery. It will make him an adult, it will attract the attention of Agnes, and he will have a great uniform to impress everyone back in the village (Dukana), will sing songs while drilling, and will eat three meals a day without worry. However, once he joins, he slowly realizes differently; going for days without food is very difficult. Work hard, woman good. Sozaboy know how to party. Sozaboy want all the good stuff. Mene is just a boy, in a world of war. 'War is War'[7]
Referencesedit
^James, Erin (2016). "Immersed in the Storyworld: Rotten English and Orality in Ken Saro-Wiwa's Sozaboy". Journal of Narrative Theory. 45 (3): 419–446. doi:10.1353/jnt.2016.0003. S2CID 163441772 – via JSTOR.
^Meek, Sandra (1999). "HE MILITARY AND THE (RE)MAKING OF AFRICAN POSTCOLONIAL IDENTITY IN KEN SARO-WIWA'S 'SOZABOY' AND MANUEL RUI'S 'YES, COMRADE!". Journal of Third World Studies. 16: 141–161 – via JSTOR.
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^"Reduplication in Nigerian Pidgin: A Versatile Communication Tool?". medwelljournals.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
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^Uwasomba, Chijiok (2011). "War, Violence and Language in Ken Saro-Wiwa's Sozaboy". Neohelicon. 38 (2): 487–498. doi:10.1007/s11059-010-0085-2. S2CID 154975289 – via JSTOR.
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sozaboy, novel, rotten, english, more, commonly, known, soldier, post, colonial, postmodern, anti, novel, late, author, political, activist, saro, wiwa, published, 1985, novel, rotten, englishfirst, edition, coverauthorken, saro, wiwacountrynigerialanguageengl. Sozaboy A Novel in Rotten English more commonly known as Sozaboy Soldier Boy is a post colonial and postmodern anti war novel by the late author and political activist Ken Saro Wiwa published in 1985 1 2 Sozaboy A Novel in Rotten EnglishFirst Edition CoverAuthorKen Saro WiwaCountryNigeriaLanguageEnglish Nigerian Pidgin EnglishGenreAnti war novelPublisherSaros International PublishersPublication date1985Media typePrint paperback ISBN9780582236998 The novel was written in pidgin 3 4 English a variation of English 5 native to some Nigerians and it has some unique characteristics such as doubling every adjective used in the novel It is considered a hard to read 6 novel however Ken Sara Wiwa provides a glossary for the terms that are unknown to the modern English reader which increases readability and understandability of the novel The novel takes place during the Nigerian Civil War The main character Mene has a naive impression of soldiery It will make him an adult it will attract the attention of Agnes and he will have a great uniform to impress everyone back in the village Dukana will sing songs while drilling and will eat three meals a day without worry However once he joins he slowly realizes differently going for days without food is very difficult Work hard woman good Sozaboy know how to party Sozaboy want all the good stuff Mene is just a boy in a world of war War is War 7 References edit James Erin 2016 Immersed in the Storyworld Rotten English and Orality in Ken Saro Wiwa s Sozaboy Journal of Narrative Theory 45 3 419 446 doi 10 1353 jnt 2016 0003 S2CID 163441772 via JSTOR Meek Sandra 1999 HE MILITARY AND THE RE MAKING OF AFRICAN POSTCOLONIAL IDENTITY IN KEN SARO WIWA S SOZABOY AND MANUEL RUI S YES COMRADE Journal of Third World Studies 16 141 161 via JSTOR The Origins Of Pidgin English omniglot com Retrieved 2023 07 28 Saro Wiwa Ken December 1998 Sozaboy Diogenes 46 184 145 146 doi 10 1177 039219219804618415 ISSN 0392 1921 Reduplication in Nigerian Pidgin A Versatile Communication Tool medwelljournals com Retrieved 2023 07 28 The Disorganization Of Language In Sozaboy By Ken Saro Wiza Cram www cram com Retrieved 2023 07 28 Uwasomba Chijiok 2011 War Violence and Language in Ken Saro Wiwa s Sozaboy Neohelicon 38 2 487 498 doi 10 1007 s11059 010 0085 2 S2CID 154975289 via JSTOR nbsp This article about a war novel of the 1980s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte nbsp This article about a Nigerian novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sozaboy amp oldid 1167545287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
