An African writer in the diaspora faces a dilemma that of how to tell his/her story and what lang... more An African writer in the diaspora faces a dilemma that of how to tell his/her story and what language to use in the story telling. This challenge arises because the "diasporan" writer is one who has a story to tell in a language that is not his/her own to the owners of the language. The concerns are two-edged: telling the story in a way that meanings will be retained as conceived in his/her native tongue, the language he reasons in and presenting these thoughts in concrete forms utilizing a non-native target language in a manner that the owners of the language will be interested in the story. This becomes a necessity if s/he wants the story to be a success. This paper therefore sets out to share the experiences and challenges faced when writing a new novel -Death's Laughter for a foreign audience using a foreign language that is not the writer's native language. It also explores the devices marshalled towards dealing with these challenges.
This thesis consists of a creative component, a novel, Death’s laughter and an exegetical essay, ... more This thesis consists of a creative component, a novel, Death’s laughter and an exegetical essay, Crafting a novel. The novel centres on a true Nigerian story: a Pentecostal pastor, who died in a plane crash, was a government official found out to have amassed large sums of money and assets that were far greater than could be accrued from his
Digital advertising by definition implies the usage of Internet based technologies to create mutu... more Digital advertising by definition implies the usage of Internet based technologies to create mutual understanding between producers and consumers of products and services. The digitalization and the rapid development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and software with the advent of the Internet not only changed the face of communication but also that of information and communication management for the individual and the society. The Internet is a collection of
An African writer in the diaspora faces a dilemma that of how to tell his/her story and what lang... more An African writer in the diaspora faces a dilemma that of how to tell his/her story and what language to use in the story telling. This challenge arises because the "diasporan" writer is one who has a story to tell in a language that is not his/her own to the owners of the language. The concerns are two-edged: telling the story in a way that meanings will be retained as conceived in his/her native tongue, the language he reasons in and presenting these thoughts in concrete forms utilizing a non-native target language in a manner that the owners of the language will be interested in the story. This becomes a necessity if s/he wants the story to be a success. This paper therefore sets out to share the experiences and challenges faced when writing a new novel -Death's Laughter for a foreign audience using a foreign language that is not the writer's native language. It also explores the devices marshalled towards dealing with these challenges.
This thesis consists of a creative component, a novel, Death’s laughter and an exegetical essay, ... more This thesis consists of a creative component, a novel, Death’s laughter and an exegetical essay, Crafting a novel. The novel centres on a true Nigerian story: a Pentecostal pastor, who died in a plane crash, was a government official found out to have amassed large sums of money and assets that were far greater than could be accrued from his
Digital advertising by definition implies the usage of Internet based technologies to create mutu... more Digital advertising by definition implies the usage of Internet based technologies to create mutual understanding between producers and consumers of products and services. The digitalization and the rapid development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and software with the advent of the Internet not only changed the face of communication but also that of information and communication management for the individual and the society. The Internet is a collection of
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