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African literature

  • 45 years after its ban in Kenya, the play that shaped Ngũgĩ’s writing and activism comes home

    45 years after its ban in Kenya, the play that shaped Ngũgĩ’s writing and activism comes home

    Peter Kimani, The Conversation
    · Jun 22, 2022 · 08:30 am
  • Mohamed Mbougar Sarr winning the oldest French literary prize is a landmark for African literature

    Mohamed Mbougar Sarr winning the oldest French literary prize is a landmark for African literature

    Caroline D Laurent, The Conversation
    · Nov 12, 2021 · 05:30 pm
  • 'In African crime fiction the heroes and villains often exchange roles or are complicit in some way’

    'In African crime fiction the heroes and villains often exchange roles or are complicit in some way’

    Aretha Phiri, The Conversation Sam Naidu, The Conversation
    · Jun 26, 2020 · 07:34 pm
  • For a look at transgender spirituality through an African lens, read Akwaeke Emezi’s ‘Freshwater’

    For a look at transgender spirituality through an African lens, read Akwaeke Emezi’s ‘Freshwater’

    Aretha Phiri, The Conversation Rocío Cobo-Piñero, The Conversation
    · Jun 24, 2020 · 05:30 pm
  • ‘I conceived the book as a cosmological novel’: Chigozie Obioma on ‘An Orchestra of Minorities’

    ‘I conceived the book as a cosmological novel’: Chigozie Obioma on ‘An Orchestra of Minorities’

    Shireen Quadri
    · Dec 28, 2019 · 05:30 pm
  • Writer’s choice: Ngugi wa Thiong’o recommends seven novels from Africa that you must read

    Writer’s choice: Ngugi wa Thiong’o recommends seven novels from Africa that you must read

    Devapriya Roy
    · Jul 01, 2018 · 05:30 pm