OGBOJU ODE NINU IGBO IRUNMALE By D. O. Fagunwa
The Fagunwa Phenomenon. 
In 1938, a school teacher, David O. Fagunwa came out with a book entitled Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmale. In part because of its novelty, in part because of the richness of language, in part because it treated familiar themes and because it relied heavily on folklore with which people were familiar, Ogboju Ode was an instant success.


Fagunwa’s first novel, Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmale 1938; (Wole Soyinka translated the book into English in 1968 as The Forest of A Thousand Demons), was the first full-length novel published in the Yoruba language. Fagunwa’s works characteristically take the form of loosely constructed picaresque fairy tales containing many folklore elements: spirits, monsters, gods, magic, and witchcraft.

Also because of their classical nature, richness and because of the prolificity of its author, Fagunwa's books (he wrote four others after Ogboju Ode) became so prodigious that they, for a long time, seemed to overshadow other writings in the same genre. Indeed, it is only recently that many, outside the circle of the educated Yorubas, are beginning to realize that there were indeed some other literary works of note before and during Fagunwa's ‘reign'. Such was the intensity of leverage the Fagunwa's works wielded.
The books, in order of publication are:

1. 1938, Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmale.



2. 1940, Irinkerindo Ninu Igbo Elegbeje.



3. 1946, Igbo Olodumare.



4. 1949, Ireke Onibudo.



5. 1963, Adiitu Olodumare.



Besides assembling Yoruba folklores and weaving them together to form a composite narrative, Fagunwa, in each of his works, preaches ‘high morals' from Yoruba cultural perspective as well as Christian ethos. His heroes are usually Yoruba hunters, who interact with kings, sages, and even gods in their quests. The five works (written between 1936 and 1961) essentially deal with Yoruba traditional society. The first two works centre on how life was lived in pre-colonial Yoruba society. His latter works also consider the traditional society. But this time taking cognizance of the fact that real social and political power has shifted from Obas or traditional chiefs to the colonialists. The Fagunwa phenomenon thus represented the third landmark in the evolution of Yoruba literature.
Fagunwa remains the most widely-read Yorùbá-language author, and a major influence on such contemporary writers as Amos Tutuola.

"Because of its popularity, because of its depth and because of its uniqueness, D.O. Fagunwa's writing is often regarded by many as the pioneer of Yoruba literature - especially the novels."
        -Jare Ajayi


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There is another Book, The Novels of D.O. Fagunwa: A Commentary By Ayo Bamgbose for those that are interested. Price is also ₦2,000.

The English Translated Version: 


In the forest of Olodumare, A translation of D. O. Fagunwa's Igbo Olodumare, Translated by Wole Soyinka. The price is  ₦2,000 

The Forest of a Thousand Daemons, A translation of D. O. Fagunwa's Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmale, Translated by Wole Soyinka. The price is ₦2,000 

Misteries of God, A translation of D. O. Fagunwa's Aditu Eledumare. Translated by Olu Obafemi. The price is ₦2,000 

The Novel of D.O Fagunwa - A commentary by Ayo Bamgbose. The price is ₦2,000 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: D. O. FAGUNWA
Daniel Olorunfemi Fagunwa MBE (1903 — December 9, 1963), popularly known as D.O. Fagunwa, was a Nigerian author who pioneered the Yoruba language novel. He was born in Oke-Igbo, Ondo State, a chief of the Yoruba, Fagunwa studied at St. Luke's School, Oke-Igbo and St. Andrew's College, Oyo before becoming a teacher himself.

In 1938, Fagunwa wrote his Ogboju Ode ninu Igbo Irunmale, after entering a literary contest of the Nigerian education ministry, the novel was widely considered the first novel written in the Yorùbá language and one of the first to be written in any African language; Wole Soyinka translated the book into English in 1968 as The Forest of A Thousand Demons. Fagunwa's later works include Igbo Olodumare (The Forest of God, 1949), Ireke Onibudo (1949), Irinkerindo ninu Igbo Elegbeje (Expedition to the Mount of Thought, 1954), and Adiitu Olodumare (1961).

Fagunwa was awarded the Margaret Wong Prize in 1955 and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1959. He died in a motor accident in 1963. 

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