From the novella: Slates and Bowls Religious violence and child neglect are deeply connected in many vulnerable communities. When children grow up without education, care, or protection, poverty and indoctrination can turn them into instruments of extremism. Eye of the...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...