Inferno of Silence

Inferno of Silence, by the award-winning poet Akinyemi, is his first collection of short stories. Writing from personal experience, intuition, and depth, the stories pull the reader inside. The stories demonstrate the difficulties in relationships and prove that some things are true regardless of cultural differences. The struggle for the modern man to balance his masculinity with the expectations of being emotionally well adjusted is revealed with vulnerability and courage.   

Inferno of Silence is a wide-rangingcollection that tackles different themes of love, life, interpersonalrelationships, and social and political challenges. It's a hard-hitting,revealing collection that keeps readers engaged and thinking with each shortexploration of characters who confront their prejudices, realities, and thewinds of change in their lives.

Readers of literary explorationsthat include African cultural influence and modern-day dilemmas will find thiscollection engrossing.

D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review