Lonely Days (novel) explained

Author:	Bayo Adebowale
Pub Date:	January 1,2006
Country:	Nigeria
Pages:	141
Lonely Days
Language:	English

Lonely Days is a 2006 novel written by a Nigerian writer Bayo Adebowale.^[1] Set in the southwestern part of Nigeria, the novel centers on the plight of widowhood experienced by Nigerian women. The central character, Yaremi, becomes a widow after the sudden death of her husband, Ajumobi,who was a powerful hunter.^{[2] [3]}

Characters

• Yaremi: The major character in the book, wife of Ajumobi and mother to Alani, and his two sisters
• Ajumobi: Husband to Yaremi, a powerful hunter who died suddenly
• Woye: Grand child of Yaremi
• Radeke, Dedewe and Fayoyin: widows and friends to Yaremi

Themes

Lonely Days explores the themes of loneliness, widowhood, tradition and customs, and women's inheritance in Nigeria.

Further reading

• • Moses . Onipede Festus . January 2019 . Women liberation in male-dominated society: A critical discourse analysis of Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days . International Journal of English Research . 5 . 1 . 110-115.
• Okekunle . Michael Olamide . Adeniyi . David Sesan . Kufoniyi . Ajibola Toluwalope . John . Temitope Felix . December 31, 2023 . Women and Gender Relations in Asare Konadu's A Woman in Her Prime and Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days . International Journal of Law, Politics and Humanities Research . en . 3027-0634.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2009-02-09 . Bayo Adebowale: Biographical Sketch . 2024-04-09 . African Literature: In Honor of African Writers: 1. Bayo Adebowale . en . 2023-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230709150231/https://africanliterature.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/bayo-adebowalebiographical-sketch/ . live .
2. Web site: A Comprehensive Analysis of Lonely Days by Bayo Adebowale . 2024-04-09 . Afribary . en . 2024-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409092847/https://afribary.com/works/a-compherensive-analysis-of-lonely-days-by-bayo-adebowale . live .
3. Book: Adebowale, Bayo . Lonely Days . 2006 . Spectrum Books Limited . 978-978-029-746-6 . en . 2024-04-09 . 2024-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240505100456/https://books.google.com/books?id=y95lAAAAMAAJ . live .