Ken Wiwa
Born in Nigeria and educated in England, Ken Wiwa now contributes to newpapers, including The Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen, The Toronto Star, The Guardian, Sunday Telegraph, the Independent, the Independent on Sunday and the Observer. Internationally his journalism has appeared in South Africa, Holland, Germany and Spain and in a weekly column for Vanguard in Nigeria. Ken was also Internet editor for The Guardian for nearly two years. He now lives in Canada with his family and is Senior Resident Writer at Massey College in the University of Toronto.
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In the Shadow of a Saint
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Canada | Biography & Autobiography
978-0-676-97310-5 (0-676-97310-8)
September 4, 2001 | $21.95
In late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. Ken Saro-Wiwa, a renowned poet and environmentalist, was campaigning to protect his Ogoni people against the encroachments of Shell Oil and a brutal dictatorship. He was imprisoned, tortured, brought to trial on trumped-up charges, and executed.
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Written by Ken Wiwa
Trade Paperback | 272 pages | Vintage Canada | Biography & Autobiography
978-0-676-97310-5 (0-676-97310-8)
September 4, 2001 | $21.95
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In late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. Ken Saro-Wiwa, a renowned poet and environmentalist, was campaigning to protect his Ogoni people against the encroachments of Shell Oil and a brutal dictatorship. He was imprisoned, tortured, brought to trial on trumped-up charges, and executed.
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In the Shadow of a Saint
Hardcover | 272 pages | Knopf Canada | Biography & Autobiography
978-0-676-97173-6 (0-676-97173-3)
October 31, 2000 | $34.95
In late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. Ken Saro-Wiwa, a renowned poet and environmentalist, was campaigning to protect his Ogoni people against the encroachments of Shell Oil and a brutal dictatorship. He was imprisoned, tortured, brought to trial on trumped-up charges, and executed.
At...
Written by Ken Wiwa
Hardcover | 272 pages | Knopf Canada | Biography & Autobiography
978-0-676-97173-6 (0-676-97173-3)
October 31, 2000 | $34.95
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In late 1995, the little-known Ogoni region in Nigeria became a fable for our times. Ken Saro-Wiwa, a renowned poet and environmentalist, was campaigning to protect his Ogoni people against the encroachments of Shell Oil and a brutal dictatorship. He was imprisoned, tortured, brought to trial on trumped-up charges, and executed.
At...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
