The Day Ends Like Any Day

First edition (publ. Holland House)

The Day Ends Like Any Day[1] (Holland House Books, 2017) is a coming-of-age novel by Nigerian poet and novelist Timothy Ogene.[2] Excerpts appeared in One Throne Magazine[3] and The Missing Slate.[4]

Reviews

"Timothy Ogene's beautiful novel is a new form of Bildungsroman: Sam's story is also a journey through books and memories, so much so that a life's journey is not only oriented forwards, but also backwards." — African Book Review[5]

"Sensitive, incisive, compelling and moving, this unusual fictional memoir lingers in the reader’s mind, breaking through our usual reluctance to face the troubling questions it embodies."— LitNet[6]

"A refreshing increase in Nigerian literature in recent years – of which this is a welcome contribution . . .." — Hong Kong Review of Books[7]

"Timothy Ogene’s The Day Ends Like Any Day illustrates the ways in which human beings carry their pasts with them no matter where they go. It is a powerful novel that demands reconciliation, from the reader and its protagonist alike." — Foreword Reviews [8]

'Timothy Ogene's The Day Ends Like Any Day is . . . a lyrical, vibrant, and challenging coming-of-age account of the multiple identities and multiple personalities of a young Nigerian growing up in a period when everything around him is changing but who refuses to accept that his life has been formed by the traumas and dependencies of his life and past.' — Africa Book Link[9]

'Timothy Ogene's beautiful novel is "a new form of Bildungsroman," in which the theme of coming of age becomes a coming of language: Sam's story is also a journey through books and memories, so much so that a life's journey is not only oriented forwards, but also backwards.' — Daily Trust, Nigeria [10]

References

  1. ^ Ogene, Timothy (2017-04-06). The Day Ends Like Any Day. S.l.: Holland House. ISBN 9781910688298.
  2. ^ "The Day Ends Like Any Day". Holland House Books. 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  3. ^ Ogene, Timothy. "Notes from a Discarded Memoir". One Throne Magazine.
  4. ^ Ogene, Timothy. "A Strand of Ice". The Missing Slate.
  5. ^ ioanadanaila (2017-03-01). "The Day Ends Like Any Day". The African Book Review. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  6. ^ Gagiano, Annie (2021-05-03). "The African Library ‒ Timothy Ogene: The day ends like any day (2017)". LitNet. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  7. ^ "The Day Ends Like Any Day". HONG KONG REVIEW OF BOOKS 香港書評. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  8. ^ "Foreword Reviews: Book Reviews and Coverage of Indie Publishers". www.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
  9. ^ "Africa Book Link".
  10. ^ "Daily Trust, Nigeria".


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