Grit is a 2023 family saga play written by Nigerian playwright Obari Gomba published in 2023.[1] It won the 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature.[2]
Nzube Nlebedim in a review for Brittle Paper called it magnificent and multifaceted, praising Gomba's didactic prose.[1] Lindsay Barrett in Leadership described it as "a cautionary tale in which the reader or the onlooker is being alerted to the resilience and determined existence of GRIT as a quality of life. ... a wholesome commentary on Nigeria's contemporary political circumstance."[3]
In The Personal as the Political: A Postcolonial-Formalist Review, Eyo Etim described Obari Gomba’s Grit as deriving its strength from the nuances of its language and its manner of ideation.[4] " Grit by Obari Gomba is full of images, symbols, thought provoking concepts to make us rethink our political process and be spurred to engage, partake and not stay aloof or become armchair critics," says Don Kester for BoldscholarNews.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 Nlebedim, Nzube (4 October 2023). "The 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature Shortlist | The Template of Family Loss and Trauma: Review of Grit by Obari Gomba". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ Abodunrin, Akintayo (22 October 2023). "How Gomba won 2023 Nigeria Prize for Literature". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ Barrett, Lindsay (5 November 2023). "GRIT AS THE WINNER OF THE NIGERIA PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023: An Examination Of Modern Political Dysfunction". Leadership. Nigeria. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ Eyohetim (2023-12-03). "The Personal as the Political: A Postcolonial-Formalist Review of Obari Gomba's Grit - Eyohetim". Retrieved 2026-04-15.
- ↑ "A Review of Obari Gomba's Political Drama, GRIT, by Don Kester". Boldscholar News. Retrieved 2026-04-15.