Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima AGEMA, SEVHAGE Literary and Development Initiative, Makurdi Abstract Kyuka Lilymjok’s portrayal of politics in fiction is evident in such works as Bivan’s House and Sieged. His writings traverse politics, economic and social issues, cultural and environmental issues. Though politics takes the centre stage in Sieged, environmental values which to some extent help […]
Ajima, Maria Department of English Benue State University Makurdi mariajima@yahoo.com Abstract Many so called developing nations remain in a perpetual state of underdevelopment with citizens denied basic needs such as food, water, shelter, clothing and such related necessities of life. This is attributed to poor and unfocused leadership. A number of these countries were colonised […]
Yusuf Ninzim Shamagana Department of Theatre and Performing Arts Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. yusufshamagana232382@gmail.com Abstract Theatre practice has through the ages not only been shaped by dominant conventions, but also notable advancements or responses of societies to basic needs for survival of the human species. In Nigeria, like many developing countries, theatre practice has […]
Elaigwu John Owoicho elaigwujohn25@gmail.com & Gogo Iorwuese gogoiorwuese8@gmail.com Abstract This paper is a postmodernist study of Kyuka Lilymjok’s Gods of my Fathers. It has been conceptualized on the premise that writers from the mid twentieth century have deviated from literary conventions of the Victorian age to represent their society without prescribed and preconceived etiquettes, more […]
Abel Joseph Department of English and Literary Studies Federal University, Lokoja abeljoseph@ymail.com Abstract The oral narrative genre has been an integral part of the cultural and social life of the people in traditional African societies long before colonial intrusion. As an essential and core element of African cultural personage, oral narratives defined not only the […]
Zayol Meshach Terfa Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko (Abuja Campus) meshachterfa55@gmail.com Abstract This paper takes an existential reading of Kyuka Lilymjok’s The World Conference in Heaven using expressivity of the author as the tool. Expressivity treats a literary work primarily in relation to the author. It sees the work as an outpour or overflow of the author’s […]
Rosemary Asen Department of Theatre Arts Benue State University, Makurdi. rosemaryasen@gmail.com Abstract This chapter undertakes an evaluation of Kyuka Lilymjok’s The Lord Mammon focusing on characterization, thematic preoccupation of the novel, style and techniques employed by the author. The chapter contends that the author’s characterization is apt as he uses a unique literary style in […]
Sunday Agbaji Otse otseinmaloifere@gmail.com Abstract The overarching sensibility of this work is etched on eco-narratology, midwifed by the surrealistic framing device in the novella’s plot structure. The importance of surrealism as a literary technique is in its loose latitude for an endless and extensive correlative application and relevance. The author’s use of a fairy tale […]
Chris K. Ukande Department of English, Benue State University, Makurdi Abstract Kyuka Lilymjok is one of Nigeria’s 21st century writers who has taken the bull by the horn, as he writes to expose social ills that have thwarted the progress of Nigeria. As a committed literary writer, he has through the lens of realism x-rayed […]
Carmel A. Igba-Luga Department of English, Benue State University, Makurdi carmelaseer@gmail.com Introduction The works of Kyuka Lilymjok belong to the newer wave of writing in prose fiction. He follows closely on the heels of 20th century Nigerian writers. His works and those of others of his time qualify as young Nigerian writing especially when discussed […]
