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African literature should be free to remain ‘a question to itself’—Lebohang Mojapelo reviews The Rise of the African Novel by Mukoma Wa Ngugi

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021Lebohang MojapeloLeave a Comment on African literature should be free to remain ‘a question to itself’—Lebohang Mojapelo reviews The Rise of the African Novel by Mukoma Wa Ngugi

In The Rise of the African Novel, Mukoma Wa Ngugi traces the way African literature has been a space to…

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Showcasing African literature’s contribution to decolonisation—Lebohang Mojapelo reviews Ngũgĩ: Reflections on His Life of Writing

March 4, 2019July 29, 2019Lebohang MojapeloLeave a Comment on Showcasing African literature’s contribution to decolonisation—Lebohang Mojapelo reviews Ngũgĩ: Reflections on His Life of Writing

Lebohang Mojapelo reviews Ngũgĩ: Reflections on His Life of Writing, a collection of essays that reflects on the life and work of Ngũgĩ…

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‘Language switching is the norm in Kenya; I just wrote the way we speak’—Makena Onjerika chats to The JRB about her Caine Prize success

August 6, 2018August 7, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on ‘Language switching is the norm in Kenya; I just wrote the way we speak’—Makena Onjerika chats to The JRB about her Caine Prize success

2018 Caine Prize for African Writing winner Makena Onjerika chatted to The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec about her plans to…

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A love story for modern Africa: Richard Ali reviews Dance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimani

August 7, 2017March 3, 2019Richard Ali2 Comments on A love story for modern Africa: Richard Ali reviews Dance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimani

Dance of the Jakaranda Peter Kimani Akashic Books, 2017 Two Europeans exchange confidences on a train travelling through the Great Rift…

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Literary activism in Côte d’Ivoire: Edwige-Renée Dro explains the Abidjan Lit phenomenon

August 7, 2017August 4, 2018Efemia Chela1 Comment on Literary activism in Côte d’Ivoire: Edwige-Renée Dro explains the Abidjan Lit phenomenon

Africa has a language problem. We don’t read enough in our indigenous languages, and we don’t read in the same…

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