INTERVIEW QUESTIONS FOR HENRI YIRE ON OPERATION A-MEN

question- WHAT INSPIRED OPERATION A-MEN PEOPLE KEEP ASKING ME WHAT INSPIRED THE BOOK. I NEED TO TRY TO EXPLAIN. IT DAWNED ON ME A WHILE BACK THAT THE REPRESENTATION OF THE MODERN AFRICAN EXPERIENCE BY CERTAIN WRITERS HAD BECOME A TRAVESTY. A LITERARY ANOMALY. SO I SET ABOUT DEVELOPING A ‘MODERN STORY’ REFLECTING THE EVERYDAY WORKINGS OF AN AFRICAN SOCIETY WITH A HEALTHY SPICE OF CONSPIRACY AND ESPIONAGE IN THE MIX. THE RESULT IS MY NEW BOOK ‘OPERATION A-MEN.’ THRILLER CONNOISSEURS THAT HAVE STUDIED THE VOLUMES OF THRILLER MAESTROS LIKE JOHN GRISHAM, SIDNEY SHELDON AND FREDERICK FORSYTH WILL NOTICE A SPATTER OF THEIR INFLUENCE ON ME. IT IS SAFE TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE UNKNOWINGLY MENTORED ME FOR YEARS. Henri Yire