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Published in rhe United Scares by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada limited, Toronto. Originally published in rhe Unired Kingdom by Rex Collings Ltd., London. Published in rhe United Stares by Random House, Inc. in 1982.  \nlibrary of Congr􀁵 Cataloging in Publication Dara Soyinka, Wole.  \nAke: rhe years of childhood.  \nI. Soyinka, Wole-Biography-Yourh.  \n2. Authors, Nigerian-20th century-Biography.  \n3. Nigeria-Social life and customs.  \nI. Tide.  \n[PR9387.9.S6Z462 1983) 822 [B) 83-48035 ISBN 0-394-72219-1  \nManufactured in rhe United Scares of America 6789  \nDEDICATION  \nFor Eniola (the 'Wild Christian'), and to the memory of'Essay'.  \nAlso for Yeside, Koy\u003C;>de and F\u003C;>lab\u003C;> . who do not inhabit the memory span of the years recounted in these pages.  \nI  \nThe sprawling, undulating terrain is all of Ake. More than mere loyalty to the parsonage gave birth to a puzzle, and a resentment, that God should choose to look down on his own pious station , the parsonage compound, from the profane heights of ltoko. There was of course the mystery of the Chief's stable with live horses near the crest of the hill, but beyond that, this dizzying road only sheered upwards from one noisy market to the other, looking down across lbarapa and Ita Ake into the most secret recesses of the parsonage itself.  \nOn a misty day, the steep rise towards ltoko would join the sky. If God did not actually live there, there was little doubt that he descended first on its crest, then took his one gigantic stride over those babbling markets-which dared to sell on Sundays-into St Peter's Church , afterwards visiting the parsonage for tea with the Canon. There was the small consolation that, in spite of the temptation to arrive on horseback, he never stopped first at the Chief's, who was known to be a pagan; certainly the Chief was never seen at a church service except at the anniversaries of the Alake's coronation . Instead God strode straight into St Peter's for morning service, paused briefly at the afternoon service, but reserved his most formal, exotic presence for the evening service which , in his honour, was always held in the English tongue . The organ took on a dark , smoky sonority at evening service, and there was no doubt that the organ was adapting its normal sounds to accompany God's own sepulchral responses, with its timbre of the egungfm,• to those prayers that were offered to him.  \nOnly the Canon's residence could have housed the weekly Guest. For one thing, it was the only storey-building in the parsonage. square and stolid as the Canon himself, riddled with black wooden framed windows. BishopsCourt was also a storey-building but only pupils lived in it, so it was not a house. From the upper floor of the  \n· Ancestral masquerade.  \nCanon's home one almost looked the top of lt6ko straight in its pagan eye. It stood at the highest lived-in point of the parsonage, just missing overlooking the gate. Its back was turned to the world of spirits and ghommids who inhabited the thick woods and chased home children who had wandered too deeply in them for firewood , mushrooms and snails. The Canon's square, white building was a bulwark against the menace and the siege of the wood spirits. Its rear wall demarcated their territory, stopped them from taking liberties with the world of humans.  \nOnly the school-rooms of the primary school shared this closeness to the woods, and they were empty at night. Fenced by rough plastered walls, by the windowless rear walls of its houses. by tumuli of rocks which the giant trees tried vainly to obscure, Ake parsonage with i","cbCaidUh55458wkm","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidUh55458wkm","pdf",2330034,239,"English","# Dedication\n# The World of Ake","[{\"question\":\"What is Ake, as described in the opening passages?\",\"answer\":\"Ake is presented as an expansive terrain centered on the parsonage, stretching from hill and markets into hidden recesses, school spaces, and surrounding woods.\"},{\"question\":\"How does religion shape daily life in the parsonage setting?\",\"answer\":\"The text links church services, the Canon’s residence, and Sunday rituals to the rhythm of life, including the idea that God’s presence is especially marked in evening worship.\"},{\"question\":\"What role do the natural surroundings play in the childhood experience?\",\"answer\":\"The woods, school grounds, orchards, and cultivated fruit groves are portrayed as interactive spaces, filled with scents, plants, and wildlife anxieties that structure children’s movements and imagination.\"}]","Ake - The Years of Childhood | PDF",1789989448,368]