GLORIA OGO
Praise for While Men Slept
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"There are artists who can take a canvas, paint, and a brush, and design a masterpiece. With each stroke of their brush, they construct a scene and bring to life a story. Gloria Ogo, author of While Men Slept, navigates her readers through an experience of fictional drama which she uses to encourage all to overcome. . . .The use of description is essential to our language, especially when conveying a story to a visual world. While the tragedy in this story certainly brings forth deep emotions, Ogo offers descriptions that brilliantly encapsulate her readers. Great emphasis is given to her star character, Uloma, who is emboldened by life and symbolizes the strength against injustice to womanhood. . . .Ogo has comprehensively and cohesively written this novel to edify its readers, whether they are experiencing something similar in their community or to enlighten them of their neighbours around the world. I highly recommend you partake in this book and many more literature endeavors by this brilliant author."
– Theresa E. Ferdig, U.S.A​
"That Ogo can be an excellent writer of this kind, beats my imagination, for the story is quite exhilarating. . . . Reading this novel, one finds no slow spots in the story and every bit of its twist interesting. The way Uloma is treated is quite depressing, but it seems to be a fairly accurate depiction of what the Igbo woman went through at that time. It is an outstanding insight into the African woman."
- Barrister O. O. P. Iyamu, Nigeria
"This literary piece, with its rich blend of indigenous (Nigerian) words and names, is well paced and easy to digest. Its tone of joy and sadness is artfully articulated by the author. I must say, this is a highly recommended read."
– Onyemekeihia Amoniya Kingba, Nigeria​​
“This book, While Men Slept, by Gloria Ogo, an upcoming novelist, is a compelling and worthy read. Coming from one who actually made me fall in-love with poetry, I truly enjoyed this great piece of writing. It gives an insight into the traditional life of an African society, precisely the Igbo society, struggling to embrace changes which force them to cleanse tradition from their land. . . .The experience of Uloma, the protagonist, is one which thousands of women are living with everyday. I believe a lot of readers will easily relate to this outstanding work."
– Chinaka Obasi, Houston, TX
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“I recently had the pleasure of reading an advance copy of While Men Slept by Gloria Ogo. I was absolutely enthralled. . . . Ms. Ogo's command of the language paints vivid landscapes of Nigerian village life. I was immediately drawn into the story and found it difficult to put down. From the very first page, she establishes a deep sympathy for her tragic central character, Uloma, which continues throughout the work. The mix of narrative and dialogue is spot on, as she vividly portrays characters who one can't help but love or hate. The sights, sounds and smells of the village are deftly painted in bold strokes of literary power, somewhat reminiscent of Steinbeck. . . .Uloma's struggle for justice, in a society which blames the woman for “producing only girl children’’, is a tragic drama which transcends the village and country of her birth. She inspires the reader, regardless of their own society or nation, in a manner akin to the central character and author of “I am Malala”, Malala Yousafzai. . . .This book will amaze, entertain, delight and dismay the reader right up to its tragic end."
– Dennis Doty, U.S.A
“As always, Gloria paints a picture in your head with her beautiful words. You see and feel everything that is seen, heard, said, touched, felt. From the wind to emotions, her writing places you there!"
- Richard Beirne, U.S.A
