Professor Wole Soyinka’s upcoming book is going to be his nastiest ever. That’s what he said on Saturday at the formal inauguration of the Wole Soyinka foundation.
The Nobel Laureate said that the book, InterInventions, will be a revenge against those who have publicly lied against him.
“(InterInventions), is the nastiest book I have ever written. It is so truthful that it hurts… it is my vengeance against public lies. It is not one of the butterfly books. No, it is not a butterfly book.
“I want to draw blood (with it). I’m warning all of you, if you feel vengeful, read this book and you will be alright. It is like homeopathic medicine,” he said.
It is not yet clear when the book- ‘InterInventions, Between Defective Memory and Public Lie, A Personal Odyssey in The Republic of Liars’ – will be published.
Soyinka lamented the rise in public lies, which he called a fast-growing industry that is made even more popular with social media.
Soyinka added that there is the need for a “ritual of public purgation where both sides – such victims of lies and the traducers, are brought together before the public tribunal for the world to know the truth.”
