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A Tale of Two Continents—Adekeye Adebajo unpacks Dickens in Africa

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021Adekeye AdebajoLeave a Comment on A Tale of Two Continents—Adekeye Adebajo unpacks Dickens in Africa

For reasons technical, historical and—above all—thematic, Dickens is writ large in African literature, writes Adekeye Adebajo. As we approach the…

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Africa

‘The final chapter was the most difficult’—Read an interview with Peace Adzo Medie and an excerpt from her debut novel His Only Wife

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021The JRBLeave a Comment on ‘The final chapter was the most difficult’—Read an interview with Peace Adzo Medie and an excerpt from her debut novel His Only Wife

Ghanaian author Peace Adzo Medie chatted to The JRB about writing, reading and her debut novel His Only Wife. His…

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‘Historical fiction is a way of fighting rootlessness’—Ayesha Harruna Attah discusses her new novel The Hundred Wells of Salaga

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018Jennifer Malec1 Comment on ‘Historical fiction is a way of fighting rootlessness’—Ayesha Harruna Attah discusses her new novel The Hundred Wells of Salaga

Ayesha Harruna Attah’s new novel, The Hundred Wells of Salaga, has just been published by Cassava Republic Press. She chatted…

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