Winner of the McKitterick Prize 2018.
"Never cover an assignment without collecting a brown envelope," Boniface had said. "It is a real life saver for all journalists in this country."
Ifiok, a young journalist working for the government radio station in Lagos, Nigeria, always aspires to do the right thing, but the odds seem to be stacked against him. Government pressures cause the funding to his radio drama to get cut off, his girlfriend leaves him when she discovers he is having an affair with an intern, and kidnappings and militancy are on the rise in the country. When Ifiok travels to his hometown to do a documentary on some ex-militants' apparent redemption, a tragi-comic series of events will make him realise he is unable to swim against the tide of corruption.
Building on the legacy of the great African satirist tradition of Ngugi Wa Thiongo and Ayi Kwei Armah, Radio Sunrise paints a sharp-tongued portrait of (post) post-colonial Nigeria.
ISBN: | 9781914344138 |
Publication date: | 2nd February 2023 |
Author: | Anietie Isong |
Publisher: | Jacaranda an imprint of Jacaranda Books |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 200 pages |
Series: | A Stephanie Plum Novel |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Film, TV and Radio industries National liberation and independence Satirical fiction and parodies Narrative theme: Politics Corruption in politics, government and society |