Description
In this richly textured collection, Olabode Ogunlana brings to life the deep well of Yoruba oral storytelling, preserving tales once spoken under moonlit skies and within ancestral compounds. At its heart lies the haunting story of Gbola, sent into exile on a quest for a ‘rare leaf’ that may not exist—an odyssey of love, honour, betrayal and destiny. Rooted in the Remo dialect tradition and woven with wisdom, proverbs and mythic resonance, these stories bridge the world of elders and the modern reader. Both timeless and urgent, this volume safeguards a heritage at risk of fading from memory.






