Syl Cheney Coker
Syl Cheney Coker (born 1945 in Freetown , Sierra Leone ) is a Sierra Leonean writer .
His most important work , published in 1996, is the novel The Nubian . The work was recognized as one of the best 100 novels in Africa.
Quote
“As a poet, lonely in my country, I seek the probabilities of life, the fire of images, the poison of verses. My country, you are my heartbeat, live like a desolate landscape. "
- Syl Cheney Coker
Works
- Concerto for an Exile . Lyric 1973.
- The Graveyard also has Teeth . Lyric 1980.
- The Blood in the Desert's Eye . Lyric 1990.
- The Nubian . Novel 1996.
- The Silence of Memory . 1998.
Web links
- Literature by and about Syl Cheney Coker in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coker, Syl Cheney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sierra Leonean writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freetown , Sierra Leone |