Isaac Attah Ogezi thinks that Helon Habila's much acclaimed novel, Waiting for An Angel, isn't indeed a novel, but a string of loosely connected short stories. He may have a point here. What I love, though, is his painstaking analysis of the "novel" and his recognition of the novelist as a conscientious writer. I am sure that if Habila reads this piece he will take one or two helpful hints. It's great that the young and younger generation of Nigerian intellectuals are beginning to take seriously the job of engaging with ideas and with excellence. Isaac Atta Ogezi, to me, has got more up his sleeve.
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