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Vaults of Secrets

Vaults of Secrets is a 2020 short story collection by Nigerian writer Olukorede Yishau. It collects ten short stories.

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Vaults of Secrets
First edition
AuthorOlukorede Yishau
LanguageEnglish
GenrePolitical fiction, social novel
Set inNigeria
PublisherParresia Publishers
Publication date1 October 2020
Publication placeNigeria
Media typePrint (paperback), e-book
Pages1161
ISBN9789789793587
Preceded byIn The Name Of Our Father 

Vaults of Secrets is a 2020 short story collection by Nigerian writer Olukorede Yishau. It collects ten short stories.234

Plot summary

Vaults of Secrets is a collection of short stories with political interpretations regarding to the governance of Nigeria.567

Contents

  • "Till We Meet To Part No More"
  • "This Special Gift"
  • "My Mother’s Father Is My Father"
  • "Letters From The Basement"
  • "This Thing Called Love"
  • "Better Than The Devil"
  • "Otapiapia"
  • "When Truth Dies"
  • "Lydia's World"
  • "Open Wound"

Style

The novel often switched between the author's view and the first person view.8

Reception

The Brittle Paper praised the book, saying that its "...beautifully drawn characters unveil the many grotesques of human life and shed light on their dark recesses exposing their weaknesses."9 Enang Godswill of The Nation Newspaper noted that "Yishau incorporates the theme of African beliefs in this collection."10 while Titilade Oyemade writing for Business Day reviewed that "This collection is a meditation on what it means to make unhealthy decisions and the impact of the decisions in your life."6 Gabriel Amalu of The Nation newspaper calls the novel a "fictional reality."5 An editor at The Readers Hut described it as "satirical political book, the undertones of politics and the state of Nigeria were present."11 For Segun Ayobulu, it is "...is a graphic fictional narrative of the political economy of greed and criminal pursuit of wealth acquisition at practically all spheres of life in contemporary Nigeria."12

References

References

  1. Olatunbosun, Michael (28 November 2020). "Delving into Olukorede Yishau's 'Vaults of Secrets'". TheCable. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. Ekundayo, Oluwaseun (15 November 2020). "A peep into Olukorede Yishau's 'Vaults of Secrets'". TheCable. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. Nathaniel Bivan (25 July 2020). "'Vaults of Secrets' open in Yishau's story collection". Daily Trust.
  4. "Olukorede S. Yishau's New Book 'Vaults of Secrets' unveiled". 21 June 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. Amalu, Gabriel (8 March 2021). "Vaults of secrets". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. Oyemade, Titilade (10 July 2021). "Corruption, Fear and Occasional Shock - A Review of Olukorede Yishau's Vaults of Secrets". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. Ezeobi, Chiemelie (3 September 2020). "Vaults of Secrets for Independence Day". This Day. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. Akubuiro, Henry (17 October 2020). "Dark secrets and wayward phallus". The Sun. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. PAPER, BRITTLE (19 July 2021). "What Jude Idada is Reading this Summer". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. Godswill, Enang (13 December 2020). "Reviewing Yishau's Vaults of Secrets". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. Hut, The Readers (16 November 2020). "Book Review: Vaults Of Secrets by Olukorede S. Yishau". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. Ayobulu, Segun (8 May 2021). "A political economy of Olukorede Yishau's 'vault of secrets'". The Nation. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 13 August 2021.