Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi: Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

Send us Fan MailIn this collection of interconnected stories, we are introduced to four women: Solape, Remi, Nonso and Aisha whose lives trajectories are bound by friendship, loss and the business of life. Spanning diverse geographical locations and time period, this collection traverses the past and looks to the future.In an ode to globalisation and the rapidly shrinking nature of the world, the story begins in Nigeria and ends in the United States.Interestingly, each story explores a different character and allows us to look into their interior lives.In all these stories, Ogunyemi explores the ways in which women grow, change and come to a place of peace in differing and often difficult situations.Ogunyemi explores the themes of friendship, racism, family and evolving political structures in this collection.The titular story forms the bedrock for this exploration, at once espousing grief, loss and the myriads of ways in which this continent and its leaders can break your heart.Food is central point of this book and Ogunyemi uses it as an ode to the various locations covered in this book.Using beautiful, evocative language Ogunyemi writes a layered, articulate account of kinship, love and grief.We sat down with Omolola Ogunyemi to discuss the timely collection of short stories. Support the showfollow us on social media @cheekynatives