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Femi Osofisan

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in Ogun State, Nigeria

June 16, 1946

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Femi Osofisan studied in Ibadan, Dakar and Paris and taught theatre and comparative literature at the University of Ibadan for 34 years, a post from which he recently retired.
Osofisan’s professional experience is manifold—he is an award-winning poet, writer, actor, company director, journalist and scholar. But it is as playwright that he established his reputation, having written and produced over fifty plays, roughly half of which have been published.
Among these are a series of plays which speak of Osofisan’s long-standing interest in reinterpreting European works in the context of African—specifically, Yoruba—traditions and customs. He approaches his continuous search for a viable modern written theatre that would still be authentically A ...more

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	Women of Owu 3.75 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morountodun and other plays by Femi Osofisan, Fẹmi Ọṣọfisan 3.53 avg rating — 86 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tegonni: An African Antigone 3.86 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon Four Robbers 3.83 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Midnight hotel 4.19 avg rating — 48 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aringindin and the nightwatchmen: A play (Heinemann frontline series) 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1991	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birthdays are not for dying: & other plays 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chattering and the Song 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who's Afraid of Solarin?: A Play in Honour of Dr. Tai Solarin 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oriki of a Grasshopper and Other Plays 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“أنا أعرف يا أولودي أن الناس انتخبوني،لأنهم يريدون الحياة.وليس الموت موسميا بشراك الصيادين العشوائية! ولأنهم يودون النوم دون أن تزعجهم كوابيس العنف! ويرتادون الشوارع بأمان،دون الوقوع في شباك المجرمين! كيف يكون لحياتهم أي معنى،بينما اللصوص يسيطرون على أحلامهم وأفكارهم.”
― Femi Osofisan, آرنجندن و الحارس الليلي؛ النيران تخمد و تشتعل بقسوة

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“- إنك تدهشني أيها القنصل! وماذا عن القانون إذن؟
- إن القانون شبيه بالحرباء فهو يتكيف حسب متطلبات القوة!”
― Femi Osofisan, آرنجندن و الحارس الليلي؛ النيران تخمد و تشتعل بقسوة

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“دعيني أخبرك شيئا،إن جميع أفراد شعبنا،جميعهم يفضلون الذهاب إلى النوم،بينما يتولى حراستهم أحد الحراس! إنهم يتكلمون،ويتكلمون،ولكنهم لا يحركون ساكنا لتحمل المسؤولية بأنفسهم. ما داموا يستطيعون ممارسة حياتهم،وكسب أقواتهم الحقيرة،بالسوق في الصباح،وصرفها كلها باحتفالات المساء.وما دام أسلوب الحياة اللامبالي هذا، يمارس من دون رقابة،فإنهم لا يهتمون بهوية الرجل الجالس على كرسي السلطة:وكل من يحاول إطلاق كلمات التنبيه في آذانهم،فإنه سيسحق بقسوة...”
― Femi Osofisan, آرنجندن و الحارس الليلي؛ النيران تخمد و تشتعل بقسوة

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