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The Sympathetic Undertakers and Tam Oburumu's Haters - Tam Oburumu

 The Sympathetic Undertakers  and Tam Oburumu's Haters I have  a recourse to review the 1991 satirical prose of Biyi Bandele-Thomas's classic " The Sympathetic Undertakers and Other Dreams".An inspiration to my yet to be published novel " The Satanic Angels and Other Satires". Biyi took me to a tempestous journey beyond the conventional metaphysics of prose to the self consciousness rejuvenating the mind towards dictatorial independence. The privilege of having my fresh hands upon this literary monument came during my days at the higher institution in 2003. From an academic recommendation, the novel swiftly became my personally  academized  religious 'BibleQuran' in the struggle against bad leadership in Africa.  The testimonies Biyi Bandele brought beneath the squelchy feet for African commoners,particularly writers like me, who are bearing the brunt of educational decline and moral decadence, are soothing despite the clear mockery the book lash...