When you read a book, it makes you think…form opinions and develop your own ideas. For me, that’s all it’s about,” says Lola Shoneyin, award-winning poet and author and outspoken feminist from Lagos, Nigeria. Through poetry, children’s books and novels, she advocates for equal opportunities for women in Nigeria and against old patriarchal traditions such as polygamy, not least in the internationally bestselling novel ”The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives”. Here she talks with journalist Mikael Olsson Al Safandi about the power and difficulties of the word in today’s Nigeria.
Date och time: Friday March 28, 17.00 –17.45
Place: Regina Theatre
Language: English