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Academic

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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Awards

[The JRB Daily] Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature

October 5, 2017October 5, 2017Jennifer Malec2 Comments on [The JRB Daily] Kazuo Ishiguro wins the Nobel Prize in Literature

English author Kazuo Ishiguro has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The announcement was made by the Swedish Academy this…

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Africa

[The JRB Daily] Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is the favourite to win the Nobel Prize in Literature—again

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is the favourite to win the Nobel Prize in Literature—again

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is odds-on favourite to win the Nobel Prize in Literature this week. The JRB’s Editor Jennifer Malec…

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