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 147
... told Zaza in strong voice that I must go and look for my young wife and my mama . And Zaza said yes , I must go because any soza who is proper soza cannot stay when all him people are missing and just answer soza for name for nothing ...
... told Zaza in strong voice that I must go and look for my young wife and my mama . And Zaza said yes , I must go because any soza who is proper soza cannot stay when all him people are missing and just answer soza for name for nothing ...
Page 153
... told lie about enemy and no enemy . But was it not the enemy that saved my life ? And all those Dukana people who have already dead , is it enemy that killed them ? Is it not that foolish Chief Commander General who told his sozas to ...
... told lie about enemy and no enemy . But was it not the enemy that saved my life ? And all those Dukana people who have already dead , is it enemy that killed them ? Is it not that foolish Chief Commander General who told his sozas to ...
Page 157
... told me to anybody . I wanted to tell him what Pastor and Chief have told me before . But Terr Kole put his finger on my mouth . He told me not to tell him any tory because he know what he knows as old man concern . That he is not ...
... told me to anybody . I wanted to tell him what Pastor and Chief have told me before . But Terr Kole put his finger on my mouth . He told me not to tell him any tory because he know what he knows as old man concern . That he is not ...
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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