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[The JRB Daily] 2019 Booker Prize longlist announced—including two African authors, Oyinkan Braithwaite and Chigozie Obioma

July 24, 2019July 29, 2019Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The 2019 Booker Prize longlist has been announced—described by the judges as ‘bold’, ‘lyrical’, ‘very diverse’ and ‘quite wild’. First…

Disrupting the solipsism of the personal photograph: Wamuwi Mbao reviews Teju Cole’s new book, Blind Spot

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017Wamuwi MbaoLeave a Comment

How streaked we are by what we see: Teju Cole is at his engrossing best in his new book, Blind…

A literary Sarah Baartman: Sanya Osha considers the need for intellectual decolonisation in rereading Amos Tutuola

October 2, 2017Sanya Osha1 Comment

Amos Tutuola deserves contemplation as a writer independent of the clutches of anthropology, argues Sanya Osha. How can we foster…