Smile with your soul

A profile of Nigerian writer Gabriel Okara

“Be honest. Do the right thing—all the time. Tell the truth, and stand by it—nothing but the truth, even if it costs you your head!” says Gabriel Okara.

“I can still hear my father’s voice booming out across our dusty yard in the village of Bumoundi, on the banks of the River Nun in Nigeria. I write about the lessons my father taught me. For many decades, they have been an essential part of my way of life, my philosophy.”

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