What fascinates author and linguist, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, about language is its ‘resilience despite human attitude’; its ability to ‘find its way, though not always in the directions we want.’
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What books or kinds of books did you read while growing up?
I read all kinds. Being the fifth of six children, I found that the house was filled with a lot of used books. All the children’s storybooks I remember first coming into contact with were tho
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