Yetunde

The Life and Times of a Yoruba Girl in London (1) by Segilola Salami

From the dawn of time itself African folktales have been passed from generation to generation – in a way that’s almost as timeless as the stories that have survived through the same centuries.

Where once the village fire was the lynchpin to the fables spoken around it and from adult to child, author Segilola Salami now uses the written word to do the same – with first novel Yetunde: The Life and Times of a Yoruba girl in London.

Yetunde is a series of stories that follows the every day life of 6 month old Yetunde as she’s narrated African folktales by her mom Iya Yetunde whilst growing up in London. Iya Yetunde also tries to improve her Yoruba speaking ability, so we see a nice mish mash of Yoruba and English. The folktales are of West African origin

 

 
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Trailer for Yetunde: The Life and Times of a Yoruba Girl in London 1 by Segilola Salami