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[The JRB Daily] 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize regional winners announced—including Rwandan-born Namibian author Rémy Ngamije

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

Header image: Rémy Ngamije (Namibia), Roland Watson-Grant (Jamaica), Kanya D’Almeida (Sri Lanka), Carol Farrelly (UK), Katerina Gibson (Australia) The regional…

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Intimations of an ending—Carey Baraka on the unspoken demise of Kwani?, and the death of a dream

August 27, 2020September 17, 2020Carey Baraka10 Comments

‘Still, there were dreams, and there were dreamers.’ Carey Baraka attempts to gather together the stories of Kwani? 1. One…

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[City Editor] The Binj outside books—Niq Mhlongo recounts adventures with his friend, Binyavanga Wainaina

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019Niq Mhlongo1 Comment

Header image: Binyavanga Wainaina (second from left) and Niq Mhlongo (far left), with American author and academic Jeffery Renard Allen, Lesego…

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[Conversation Issue] Letter to a Young Queer Intellectual by Amatesiro Dore

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019Amatesiro Dore2 Comments

As part of our January Conversation Issue, read Amatesiro Dore’s Letter to a Young Queer Intellectual. How far, I’ve been…

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[Temporary Sojourner] Efemia Chela reads The Ultimate Tragedy, the first novel from Guinea-Bissau ever to be translated into English

February 5, 2018May 28, 2020Efemia Chela1 Comment

Efemia Chela travels to Guinea-Bissau with Abdulai Silá’s The Ultimate Tragedy in The JRB’s Temporary Sojourner series. The Ultimate Tragedy (A Última Tragédia)…