Fagunwa biography of abraham hamilton

His notable works:. D O Fagunwa was a wizard of tales and maestro of the storytelling art. He wrote stories that were narratives of sojourns to unfathomable world fecund with sagacity. When he toasted you, you were toasted ask my mum ; if he doted on any woman on paper you would believe he was there when Solomon wrote his love songs in the Bible.

Olorunfemi preached love like he was in another realm. His stories pulverized listeners on radio stations in Western Nigeria then into an astonishing reality that only they could fathom. Then you watched the old and the young listened whilst the radio blared under the silvery moonlight as God ministered tradition and knowledge to His people through this indigenous sage.

In the villages people sat on mats, adults stood, some crouched, many sat on blocks and others sat on stones to listen to the village rediffusion. He was an incorrigible moralist. His narratives were angry with selfishness you will go into the market to eat with the hungry rather than eat alone. They were wicked about wickedness you would be afraid to hit even yourself not to talk of killing a fly.

Fagunwa's final novel, Adiitu olodumare (; “God's Mystery-Knot”), placed a more contemporary story into the familiar fantasy framework: so as to help his.

People listened to his stories as if they were in the church with an exalted preacher delivering a worthy sermon. He narrated and narrated. His tales swept you off with his sojourns. You listened and listened and learnt virtuous lessons. God bless him wherever he is. He was a teacher of many and great mentor in indigenous moral directions.