KEN SARO WIWA Legacy

Saro-Wiwa's death provoked international outrage and the immediate suspension of Nigeria from the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as the calling back of many foreign diplomats for consultation. The United States and other countries considered imposing economic sanctions. Other tributes to him include:

Artwork and memorials

A memorial to Saro-Wiwa was unveiled in London on 10 November 2006 by London organisation Platform.[27] It consists of a sculpture in the form of a bus and was created by Nigerian-born artist Sokari Douglas Camp. It toured the UK the following year.

Awards

The Association of Nigerian Authors is a sponsor of the Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Prose.[28]He is named a Writer hero by The My Hero Project.[29]

Literature

Saro-Wiwa's execution is quoted and used as an inspiration for Beverley Naidoo's novel The Other Side of Truth (2000).Richard North Patterson published a novel, Eclipse (2009), based upon the life and death of Ken Saro-Wiwa.[30]

Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic

Maynooth University and Ken Saro-Wiwa

A collection of handwritten letters by Ken Saro-Wiwa were donated to Maynooth University by Sister Majella McCarron, also in the collection are 27 poems, recordings of visits and meetings with family and friends after Saro-Wiwa's death, a collection of photographs and other documents.

The letters are now in the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI).[31]

The Ken Saro-Wiwa Archive is housed in Special Collections at Maynooth University.[32]

Music

The Italian band Il Teatro degli Orrori dedicated their song "A sangue freddo" ("In cold blood" – also the title track of their second album) to the memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa.The Finnish band Ultra Bra dedicated their song "Ken Saro-Wiwa on kuollut" ("Ken Saro-Wiwa is dead") to the memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa.[33]

Street

Amsterdam has named a street after Ken Saro Wiwa