Yor b Boy Running

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDSYor b Boy Running charts Samuel Ajayi Crowther's miraculous journey from slave to liberator, boy to man, running to resisting'Run, j y , run!'The day the Malian slave traders invaded the Nigerian town of sog n, thirteen-year-old j y 's life was split in two.Before, there was his childhood, surrounded by friends and family, watched over by the ancient Yor b gods of forest and water, earth and sky. After: capture, slavery - and release, into the service of a new god, his own culture left far behind. So j y becomes Samuel Crowther - missionary, linguist, minister - and abolitionist: driven to negotiate against his own people to end the miserable trade in human beings which destroyed his family.From the heart-stopping drama of j y 's last day of freedom to his consecration as the first African Bishop of the Anglican Church, Biyi B nd l 's kaleidoscopic reimagining of Crowther's life is a brilliant tour de force.WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM WOLE SOYINKA'A true artist. A brilliant writer. An original thinker' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Biyi B nd l had a prolifically talented and creative mind, shown in everything he touched. Yor b Boy Running is no exception Chiwitel EjioforCover artwork Chris Ofili, Blind Leading Blind, 2005 The artist.