Ola Rotimi Turns 82 Today (Posthumous)

Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi (13 April 1938 – 18 August 2000), was one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors. He has been called "a complete man of the theatre – an actor, director, choreographer and designer – who created performance spaces, influenced by traditional architectural forms."

Died: 18 August 2000 (aged 62)

Occupation: Playwright, director. head of department of creative arts at the University of Port Harcourt, lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; has also served as visiting professor, playwright, and director in Germany and Italy, as well as at DePauw University and Wabash College.

Education: Boston University (BFA)
Yale University (MFA)
Period
1938–2000

Notable works: The Gods Are Not To Blame, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, and The Epilogue

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Rotimi

The gods are not to blame.
Very interesting book

∆ Reminds me of one of the world's greatest Mathematicians John H. Conway that died yesterday of covid-19.
Rest on Ola Rotimi. Rest on Conway
∆

The Gods are not to be blamed...

Baba Ola, thanks for your literary ingenuity.

This guy below come late o

First time I'm making front page on a lalasticla's thread.

But come to think of it....

What is it with lalasticla and peoples' birthday?

He was a good man.

He lived a good life.

From all of us @[color=#006600][/color] : Happy 82nd posthumous Birthday Ola Rotimi.

You will always remain in a special place in our hearts.

Say hello to Chinua Achebe over there sire.


Papa Achebe's would have turned 90 years last month (March 21st).

Great men of our darling nation.

Book was a great read

The God are not the be blamed a very interesting book. Where man married his own Mother

Life is funny ..always find time to have a good laugh.

And try to always do the right thing and be transparent if not ... After you die, your flesh will be laid to rest but people like the guy directly under me will write rubbish about you that you can't defend

And at this point, are the gods to blame ?

Oh it's this guy known only for blatantly plagiarizing the play Oedipus Rex by Sophocles? Happy birthday and RIP to him.

It's funny Nigerians don't know that The Gods Are Not To Blame was copied. LMAO

Great Man
Better writer than Chinua Achebe
Rest on

A great man indeed.

I don't know him really but is name sound familiar happy birthday sir.

If you did not read his novels you missed. Rest on

rest on ola

Guys. I am Writing my soon


Grammernazi1 will come here and correct my own My to Mine

Watch him rush to this thread ooooo

People still they read... God help us.

Gone are the days we scramble to get books at the city library.

Naija is moving fast backwards.

Ola rotimi of blessed memory

The movie "The gods are not to blame" where can I find it? I it is not on YouTube

Even in death, he still lives on

Hmmmmm!!! What a legend

The man who copied a story from Greece "Oedipus" and named it God's are not to blame

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Oedipus-Greek-mythology

HE Was great. Now he is DEAD

The gods are not to blame.

I remember taking the role of "Odewale" in my primary school drama...

Happy birthday ��

Live life, be happy because at the end, No matter how long you live, you will be dead longer.... sleep on sir

University of Ife had Wole Soyinka, Ola Rotimi, Muraina Oyelami, Lamidi Fakeye and Peter Fatomilola in the early 90s. Imagine how much creativity resided in that Faculty back then.

Majority of the ones currently in that Faculty want to get Nobel Laureate in sleeping with female students. Especially those in English Department. Only few have sense.