Season of Anomy
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Season of Anomy is a politically charged novel by Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka that explores corruption, resistance, and moral decay in a postcolonial African society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addresses | post–civil war Nigerian context ⓘ |
| author | Wole Soyinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
collusion between business and government
ⓘ
political repression ⓘ state corruption ⓘ |
| explores |
collective resistance
ⓘ
corporate exploitation ⓘ corruption in government ⓘ military violence ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ terror and intimidation as tools of power ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ social critique ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNobelLaureate | true ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Iriyise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ofeyi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cartel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
African postcolonial politics
ⓘ
Nigerian history ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContent | true ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Ofeyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialCriticism | true ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ individual versus state ⓘ moral decay ⓘ postcolonial disillusionment ⓘ resistance ⓘ revolution ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
allegorical
ⓘ
complex ⓘ symbolic ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Interpreters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Man Died NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
fictional West African country
ⓘ
postcolonial African society ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
anomy as social disorder
ⓘ
breakdown of moral order ⓘ |
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