Sozaboy"Sozaboy describes the fortunes of a young naive recruit in the Nigerian Civil War: from the first proud days of recruitment to the disillusionment, confusion and horror that follows. The author's use of 'rotten English'--a mixture of Nigerian pidgin English, broken English and idiomatic English--makes this a unique and powerful novel"--Back cover |
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Page 29
... Hitla plenty for that forest . You kill Hitla today , tomorrow one hundred Hitla appear . You cut him leg today , tomorrow he twenty legs . Haba . Hitla na strong man , I am telling you . But na we strong pass am . Gun sef they no give ...
... Hitla plenty for that forest . You kill Hitla today , tomorrow one hundred Hitla appear . You cut him leg today , tomorrow he twenty legs . Haba . Hitla na strong man , I am telling you . But na we strong pass am . Gun sef they no give ...
Page 31
... Hitla begin to bring aeroplane . And if you see how that aeroplace was shitting proper bomb , heavy heavy bomb , I am telling you , you will surprise plenty . As the aeroplane shit , na so porson dey die . Forest dey burn , ground dey ...
... Hitla begin to bring aeroplane . And if you see how that aeroplace was shitting proper bomb , heavy heavy bomb , I am telling you , you will surprise plenty . As the aeroplane shit , na so porson dey die . Forest dey burn , ground dey ...
Page 32
... Hitla done die , I begin to proud of myself small small again . " But suppose I die sef , what will happen ? Will they take my body to Dukana so that they can bury me well ? Nonsense . How can brave man like myself die ? Brave man ...
... Hitla done die , I begin to proud of myself small small again . " But suppose I die sef , what will happen ? Will they take my body to Dukana so that they can bury me well ? Nonsense . How can brave man like myself die ? Brave man ...
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African Upwine Bar Agnes with J.J.C. already dead Awright beat belly big big boys Burma bush camp Chief Birabee Chief Commander chooking chop church cloth Diobu drink Duzia enter everything fear fight finish front girl give hand happening happy hear Hitla inside Iwoama join army juju kain Kaiza Kampala kill koboko land rover left right Lomber look lorry mama Mamy water Manmuswak marry morning mother motor night Oh yes old soza palm wine Papa Pastor Barika picken Pitakwa porson Praps prisoner proper quick quick reach Dukana return to Dukana salt san mazor shoot shouting singing sleep smiling soza captain Sozaboy sozaman stay stupid tall Tan Papa tell Terr Kole tief told town trouble true true uniform walk small walking wetin woman worry ye-ye young wife Agnes Zaza