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Wole Soyinka vs Caroline Davis—The CIA Controversy by Adekeye Adebajo

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022Adekeye Adebajo2 Comments on Wole Soyinka vs Caroline Davis—The CIA Controversy by Adekeye Adebajo

In 2020, Caroline Davis, a British scholar, now based at England’s University College London, published the book African Literature and…

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Africa

‘Call me December, it’s my name at work.’—Read an excerpt from Kololo Hill, the debut novel by Neema Shah

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021The JRB1 Comment on ‘Call me December, it’s my name at work.’—Read an excerpt from Kololo Hill, the debut novel by Neema Shah

The JRB presents an excerpt from Neema Shah’s debut novel Kololo Hill. Kololo HillNeema ShahPicador, 2021 Outside the train station…

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Africa

‘Authors in the West don’t worry about whether Africa will understand them’—Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi discusses Kintu at Wits

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018Jennifer Malec1 Comment on ‘Authors in the West don’t worry about whether Africa will understand them’—Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi discusses Kintu at Wits

Ugandan author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi visited Wits University in August, for a discussion around her debut novel, Kintu. Kintu Jennifer…

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