Ijabo Miriam Ntiat/Mbak Comprehensive Secondary School, Itu Urban, Itu miriamijabo@gmail.com Abstract The short story as a literature genre has evolved over time from its initial history in the oral tradition of storytelling. In Africa a lot of authors have perfected their writing skill in this literary genre. Contemporary African writers in recent times have brought […]
Regina Achie-Nege Abstract This paper is an evaluation of Kyuka Lilymjok’s My Headmaster as a novel with a moral purpose. The conceptual leanings of the paper are first dealt with, followed by a synopsis and an evaluation of the text in the context of the relationship between literature and moral purpose. The Concept of Morality […]
Elizabeth O. Onogwu Department of English, Benue State University, Makurdi Abstract From early times, migration has been a prominent part of human life. Most of the migration in early times was over short distances largely because of lack of means of transportation and knowledge of distant places to migrate to. With modern means of transportation […]
Ajima, Maria Department of English Benue State University Makurdi mariajima@yahoo.com Abstract Kyuka Lilymjok’s Twilight for a Vulture is a novella that straddles the world of imagination and the environment. Its storyline is woven around the personae of Imka, a vulture who speaks and talks like a human being. This situates the novella in the fable […]
Ogba, Victoria Onyapa ogbavicks@gmail.com Abstract This chapter looks at the central themes, style and technique of Kyuka Lilymjok in his Farewell to Peace, noting the central theme of continued underdevelopment of third-world countries due to an international economic order that operates by the rule that might is right. A careful examination of the text as […]
Terese Uwuave Caliphate Tarbiyya Academy, Sokoto tereseuwuave@gmail.com Abstract Kyuka Lilymjok’s Bivan’s House holds remarkable efforts at indoctrinating new symbols into literature. The most significant of these is the symbol of a nation called ‘Bivan’s house’ which is the background of the novel. Besides giving Lilymjok’s novels a deeper meaning, the symbolic art has significantly given […]
Tayol Raphael Department of English Benue State University, Makurdi Abstract Man and conscience have through time and space been inseparable. For the most part, man is a product of what his conscience says of him. Using Sigmund Freud’s consciousness and unconsciousness strands of Psychoanalytical theory, this paper explores the “inward” verbal outpourings of Philjez as […]
Ajima, Maria Department of English Benue State University Makurdi mariajima@yahoo.com Abstract Kyuka Lilymjok is a man of many parts; being an erudite lawyer and also a renowned writer of repute who has produced many literary works. Hope in Anarchyis his first novel and there is much one can learn about his generational outlook from his […]
Kyuka Lilymjok’s more than thirty books differ vastly in style and plot, yet his themes and allegorical elements paint a similar picture of betrayal and corruption in Nigeria. He does not shy away from controversial issues fictional writers, in particular Nigerian novelists, tend to avoid. Lilymjok’s courageous attempt to hold the mirror in front of society showing […]
Kyuka Lilymjok is a Nigerian writer of over thirty novels, novellas, plays and law books. He has written on topics varying from life in traditional African society, politics, morality, sci-fi, humour and religion. His works mainly messages and dialogue driven are novelty books for adults and youngsters alike. These works have a distinguished air of novelty served by the […]
