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Book excerpts

‘This is where all the light in the world has settled’—Read an excerpt from The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020The JRB1 Comment on ‘This is where all the light in the world has settled’—Read an excerpt from The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste

The JRB presents an excerpt from Maaza Mengiste’s novel The Shadow King, shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction. The…

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Africa

[Fiction Issue] ‘Middle, beginning or end’, a new short story by Lelissa Girma

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019Lelissa Girma3 Comments on [Fiction Issue] ‘Middle, beginning or end’, a new short story by Lelissa Girma

The JRB presents a new short story by Lelissa Girma. Middle, beginning or end There was a series of confused…

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Biography & Memoir

In search of a better ending for Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma: Adekeye Adebajo reviews Woman in the Wings by Carien du Plessis

May 7, 2018May 8, 2018Adekeye Adebajo1 Comment on In search of a better ending for Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma: Adekeye Adebajo reviews Woman in the Wings by Carien du Plessis

Adekeye Adebajo reviews Woman in the Wings by Carien du Plessis, offering concluding reflections on Agenda 2063, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma’s dubious…

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