The Politics of Bones
Dr. Owens Wiwa and the Struggle for Nigeria's Oil
by J. Timothy Hunt
"G-8 leaders and rock stars quick to deliver facile platitudes about the plight of Africa’s poor would do well to read
Toronto journalist J. Timothy Hunt’s account of Dr. Owens Wiwa’s struggle for justice in Nigeria. ... Hunt’s book reads
like a fast-paced thriller."
Quill & Quire
"Some books, they say, a reader cannot put down. This is one of them."
Winnipeg Free Press
Hunt [is] tremendously skilled at pacing and
depicting a complex flow of events ... J. Timothy Hunt's labour of love and admiration for so many of this book's
protagonists provides for riveting reading. He leaves us wanting to know more.
This is a fine tribute to his achievement.
The Globe and Mail
"The Politics of Bones is a must-read."
AfroToronto.com
November 10, 2005, marks the tenth anniversary of the execution of nine environmental activists by Nigeria's military
dictatorship -- an event that sent shock waves around the world. Among the dead was the
beloved humanitarian Ken Saro-Wiwa, the charismatic writer and spokesman of the Ogoni people, whose
land in the fertile Niger River delta had been grotesquely polluted by oil extraction.
Now, The Politics of Bones tells the true story of what happened to Ken through the eyes of his brother,
Dr. Owens Wiwa. Readers are brought into Owens's world, witnessing the physical devastation the oil companies
bring to Ogoniland, the poverty they leave behind, as well as the infighting and treachery at the heart
of the Ogoni struggle. During Ken's incarceration on a trumped-up murder charge, Owens fought valiantly to
save his life. When his quest failed, Owens narrowly escaped Nigeria with his life. His story is a heart-stopping
saga of personal courage, official corruption, and a man's abiding love for his brother and his extraordinary
determination to honour him.
ISBN: 0771041543
6-1/8 x 9-1/4 cloth
320 pages, $36.99
Published by
McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
To read the original magazine story from Saturday Night: [CLICK HERE].
Buy it now at:
I'd love to hear your comments.
Please drop me a line at: mail@jtimothyhunt.com.
AfroToronto.com
Now, The Politics of Bones tells the true story of what happened to Ken through the eyes of his brother, Dr. Owens Wiwa. Readers are brought into Owens's world, witnessing the physical devastation the oil companies bring to Ogoniland, the poverty they leave behind, as well as the infighting and treachery at the heart of the Ogoni struggle. During Ken's incarceration on a trumped-up murder charge, Owens fought valiantly to save his life. When his quest failed, Owens narrowly escaped Nigeria with his life. His story is a heart-stopping saga of personal courage, official corruption, and a man's abiding love for his brother and his extraordinary determination to honour him.
ISBN: 0771041543
6-1/8 x 9-1/4 cloth
320 pages, $36.99
Published by
McClelland & Stewart Ltd.
To read the original magazine story from Saturday Night: [CLICK HERE].
Buy it now at:
Please drop me a line at: mail@jtimothyhunt.com.