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‘Hope is a potent drug’—Jerry Chiemeke reviews Sylva Nze Ifedigbo’s Chinua Achebe Prize-winning novel Believers and Hustlers

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023Jerry ChiemekeLeave a Comment

Believers and Hustlers by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo, winner of the Chinua Achebe Prize for Literature, explores the sinister underbelly of…

Nigerian writer Elnathan John wins 2019 Prix Les Afriques for the French translation of his novel Born on a Tuesday

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019The JRBLeave a Comment

Nigerian novelist Elnathan John and his French translator Céline Schwaller have been awarded the Prix Les Afriques for Né un…

[The JRB Daily] 2019 Man Booker International Prize longlist announced—women and independent publishers dominate

March 13, 2019April 10, 2019Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The longlist for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize has been announced. Thirteen novels are in contention for the prize,…