Kasali Adebayor, a prominent farmer in the city of Akure, a husband of five wives, fancies himself as an activist for good governance while wielding the big stick of patriarchy over his family members. In the fast changing African political landscape Kasali’s family comes under the spotlight; an exposure which – initially appealing and addictive – threatens everything he holds dear and secret. Kasali’s daughter who has been a secret rebel in her father’s Akure enclave visits her aunt in Monrovia, gets drunk on her freedom, and is soon caught in the web of violence that engulfs Liberia’s Glay presidency. Kasali Adebayor, weak against the subtle feminism-inspired request of his of beloved wife Mojisola, ends in a dead end that brings out the worst in him, and begins the end of Kasali’s Africa
Kasali’s Africa
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Kasali Adebayor, a prominent farmer in the city of Akure, a husband of five wives, fancies himself as an activist for good governance while wielding the big stick of patriarchy over his family members. In the fast changing African political landscape Kasali’s family comes under the spotlight; an exposure which – initially appealing and addictive – threatens everything he holds dear and secret. Kasali’s daughter who has been a secret rebel in her father’s Akure enclave visits her aunt in Monrovia, gets drunk on her freedom, and is soon caught in the web of violence that engulfs Liberia’s Glay presidency. Kasali Adebayor, weak against the subtle feminism-inspired request of his of beloved wife Mojisola, ends in a dead end that brings out the worst in him, and begins the end of Kasali’s Africa
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Kemi Fredericks –
Kasali’s Africa seems like Anjorin’s experimental writing project. It seems like a collection of short stories with Kasali as the central character, but it also has a few poems.
Kasali as a character is well-rounded, very human. Not a typical baddie, but with many outdated ideas that could make a 21st century feminist puke.
He is a polygamist and he sees himself as competent enough to advice dictators and corrupt politicians.
We see Kasali’s family and church leaders and witchdoctors, hence it is easy to recognize this Africa.
A must read for lovers of short stories.
Femi Salami –
This book is mix of many good things. Quite engaging, Kasali is a living being on the pages; he is alive in Africa, you see him in many men on the streets, hence this book seems to have a life of his own as you read it.