Sunset Tales
Haunted Tales of Africa
It is a tradition in Nigeria for stories to be told at sunset. Sometimes the stories concern the supernatural and intend to raise goosebumps. Biola Olatunde, poet, screenwriter and novelist, provides 6 such tales but with an added twist. Each of her stories are insightful studies of aspects of Nigerian society - superstition, sexism, predjudice. They are skillfully wrapped in tales of mystery and the supernatural, in the language of a Nigerian storyteller. While set in West Africa, each tale resonates with every reader from around the world.
This chapbook is a tribute publication to the author, who unexpectedly passed away in 2021.
With more than 30 years experience as a scriptwriter and producer, Olatunde Biola had written more than 200 stories for both radio and television, as well as poetry anthologies, an adventure novel, Blood Contract, a contemporary African fantasy novel series Numen Yeye (Numen Yeye, Rose of Numen, and Numen!), and an e-chapbook collection of haunting short stories, Sunset Tales. She was an alumnus of the Dramatic Arts department Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria. A professionally trained newscaster, she went independent thirty years ago. She died in 2021.
