num_pages: 236
description: This is the first volume of Wole Soyinka's acclaimed series of autobiographical works. Ake is Soyinka's record of his childhood in colonial Nigeria. He tells the tales of his schooldays and adventures, recollecting fears and dangers."
language: English
title: Aké: The Years of Childhood
titlecomplete: Aké: The Years of Childhood
genres: Autobiography, History, Nobel Prize, African Literature, Nigeria, Africa, Biography, Literature, Memoir, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1819
places: Nigeria
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
publisher: Methuen