“Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has given birth to some of the continent’s most remarkable writers – and then proceeded to devour them.” From Chinua Achebe to Ken Saro-Wiwa, countless writers who have risen to international acclaim have found themselves beaten down by the country’s notoriously repressive government. “By now, the ugly dance between Nigeria’s imperious military rulers and its outspoken writers has become predictably ritualized. When the latter dare to dissent, the former lock them up, or worse.”