Biography

By Tolu Akinwole 

• Title: Niyi Osundare: A Literary Biography
  
• Author: Sule E Egya
• Publisher: SEVHAGE Publishers
• Number of pages: 334
• Year of publication: 2017
• Category: Biography

Some people’s lives compel biographies, and Niyi Osundare is one of them. Or how else does one describe a life that exemplifies the classic grass-to-grace tale? Niyi Osundare: A Literary Biography captures in rich detail the trials and triumphs of one of the greatest poets to have risen from Nigeria; it outlines in bold relief the tortuous road to greatness. Only a few writers other than Sule E Egya, a poet, critic, academic and Osundare enthusiast, are qualified to present the story as he does. More…