Omoseye Bolaji

Fifth in the series of the private detective, Tebogo Mokoena, based in Free State, South Africa

This collection of poems were inspired and written when the author visited Mauritius

A collection of columns, general articles, short stories by the author. Most of them were originally published in Free State News 2003 - 2005

Glimpses into the highs of the life of an African traditional dancer

A love story

New work comprising sundry literary appreciation, criticism by the author

"This is the latest, and most comprehensive study, of Omoseye Bolaji, the black African writer. The author (or editor) Hector Kunene, furnishes us with an excellent Introduction, and ends this work with a superb, cosmopolitan interview with Bolaji himself. This work contains almost 30 articles, essays, write-ups, critiques etc on various aspects of Omoseye Bolaji's literary works. A must read for anybody interested in African writing.”

This is the eighth adventure of Tebogo Mokoena, the Free State based sleuth. The story revolves around the small town of Khayachow

Omoseye Bolaji is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Chancellor’s Medal from the University of the Free State, and was also conferred with a Chieftaincy title by the King of Ibadanland in West Africa. Bolaji is a well known African writer who has published lots of fiction, poetry, literary criticism, biographies, and drama. This is his latest book, containing a selection of his recent, diverse, shorter writings for magazines, journals, anthologies etc. Topics, or/and protagonists covered in this sparkling work include: DH Lawrence Lewis Nkosi The allure of Father Xmas! The National English Literary Museum (Grahamstown) Steve Biko Nigerian, and South African Writers Camara Laye Dambudzo Marechera NMM Duman Gabriel Okara Facebook Ola Rotimi The tormentone Gordon Banks Horrific Murder/Rape Segun Odegbami The Illustrators Teboho Masakala Musical Maestros Sheila Khala Relativity of poverty The Introduction to this illuminating book is written by the well known African critic and poet, Pule Lechesa.

This is a selection of recent shorter writings by the writer, Omoseye Bolaji, following in the wake of an earlier collection, Miscellaneous Writings (2011). Topics or/and individuals treated here include sports, world history, crime, circumcision, metamorphosis of television, Rasputin, Olympics, Peter Cheyney, Dvds, women abuse, Mary Slessor and Emily Hobhouse; Moby Dick, Gabriel Okara, John Brown, You Tube, among many others

This work contains two previous published adventures involving African sleuth, Tebogo Mokoena - Tebogo and the epithalamion (2009) and Tebogo and the pantophagist (2010). Both stories are re-released in this new edition.

"After a six-year absence, Tebogo Mokoena, the adroit Free State sleuth is back! Here he is again, embroiled in a fascinating mystery. Who could have brutally killed a most charming, delectable young lady? Omoseye Bolaji, award winning author of dozens of books, including the Tebogo Mystery series, pulls it off yet again. This is a story that will elicit palpable admiration and tears from even hardboiled cynics and readers. “Tebogo is really back with a bang! The haunting first chapter scared the crap out of me, but it was just the prelude to an intricate, over-arching, gripping story…” - from the Blurb

'Omoseye Bolaji, the internationally revered African writer based in the Free State, is well known for his excellent fiction, essays, drama, poetry and criticism. In this remarkable work, he briefly pays tribute to a fellow writer and friend, Kunle Apantaku. This is an awe-inspiring essay that straddles the past and current African/Eurocentric writing, plus many key protagonists. This is compulsory reading for every writer, young and old, irrespective of colour, creed or gender.'

Although Bolaji is largely acknowledged as a profound writer of fiction, this new work focuses on appreciation of African literature in general. As part of the blurb states, "here Bolaji further focuses on highlighting more African writers and their literary work".

"Omoseye Bolaji will always be recognised and appreciated by the literary world for his astonishing and phenomenal contributions to South African literature, especially in the Free State. Apart from being the author of well over 25 assorted published books, Bolaji has also been a major catalyst for popular grassroots literature, discovering and nurturing many SA literary gems over the years. In late 2013 Bolaji relocated back to his native country, Nigeria. Over the subsequent months he wrote a series of short articles that vividly bring the teeming west African society to life. It has always been a mark of Bolaji's literary genius his ability to swiftly recreate fleeting personal experiences in a manner that makes them read very much like gripping short stories. In this his very latest work (2014) Bolaji is at his authentic best: witty, sardonic, empathetic, informative, intermittently sombre..." - from the blurb

"Omoseye Bolaji is an illustrious African writer whose body of work straddles many genres - fiction, poetry, drama, criticism, sports etc. Over the years he has published some 30 books which showcase his breath-taking range and breadth. “This his latest work, Windmills of the Dames (2014) follows on the heels of earlier works of his like Thoughts on Free State Writing (2002), Miscellaneous Writings (2011) and It couldn't matter less (2013). Here we can savour a flotilla of gripping shorter writings that run the gamut of human experience. "