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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2011 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-49.2.89
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
L i t e r a r y L a w l e s s n e s s : S O Z A B O Y A N D T H E C A S E O F T H E C h i l d S o l d i e r i n F i c t i o n P h i l i p J o s e p h Sozaboy's language is w h a t I call "ro tte n E ng lish" . . . It th rive s on lawlessness, and is part o f the dislocated and discord ant society in w hich Sozaboy m ust live, m ove and have not his being. — Ken Saro-W iwa, "A u th or's N o te " to Sozaboy1 A llah is not ob lig ed to be fa ir about eve ryth in g, about all his creations, about all his actions here on earth.The same goes fo r me. I d o n 't have to talk, I'm not o b lig ed to tell m y dog's-life-story, w ading th ro u g h d ictio n
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2011