Letters to the Grammarians

Some Memories of Growing Up

Dipo Kalejaiye (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

105 Seiten

2007
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-3830-2 (ISBN)

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The book is a collection of nine letters addressed to former high school classmates. It uses these letters as mirrors into the nostalgic past of a 'grammar school' (high school) experience at the onset of the postcolonial era in Nigeria. The aim of the book is to show the routine antics of classmates as 'informal' education and that this, in conjunction with 'formal' education, make a total high school experience. The first part of the book, the introduction, shows the process of recalling the experiences contained in the letters. The second part is the individual letters, among them are: 'A letter to Aranmsko,' which shows adventure as a form of learning and the trepidation of the 'curse' he receives from a religious studies teacher. 'A letter to Sosorakota' portrays the controversial topic of sex during the teenage years. The third part of the book, the conclusion, asserts that the Letters reveal aspects of human character such as kindness, trust, hope, and fear.

Dipo Kalejaiye, Poet, Playwright, and a winner of the James. D. Phelan award for playwriting is an Associate Professor of English at Prince George's Community College, Largo, Maryland. He received his B.A. in Dramatic Arts from the University of California at Berkeley, and his M.A. in Theatre Arts at the San Jose State University, San Jose California. Currently, he is working on a Ph.D. dissertation titled Ritual and Revolution in Selected Plays of Wole Soyinka.

Part 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 A Letter to Alan Parker
Chapter 4 A Letter to Pa Ilese
Chapter 5 A Letter to Aranmsko
Chapter 6 A Letter to Egbo Kid
Chapter 7 A Letter to Idi (Buttocks)
Chapter 8 A Letter to Pentagon
Chapter 9 A Letter to Show Boy
Chapter 10 A Letter to Sosorakota
Chapter 11 A Letter to Young Olowe
Chapter 12 Conclusion

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.2.2008
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 229 mm
Gewicht	163 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-7618-3830-9 / 0761838309
ISBN-13	978-0-7618-3830-2 / 9780761838302
Zustand	Neuware