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‘Her mother loved Angola more than she loved her daughter’—Read an excerpt from Yara Nakahanda Monteiro’s acclaimed novel Loose Ties

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023The JRBLeave a Comment

The JRB presents an excerpt from Yara Nakahanda Monteiro’s novel Loose Ties, translated from the Portuguese by Sandy Tamele, which…

[The JRB Daily] Yewande Omotoso and NoViolet Bulawayo longlisted for 2023 Dublin Literary Award—the world’s richest annual literary prize

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

Yewande Omotoso and NoViolet Bulawayo are among a number of writers from Africa longlisted for this year’s Dublin Literary Award….

[The JRB exclusive] Read an excerpt from the new African edition of We, the Scarred by Mukoma wa Ngugi

March 5, 2020March 11, 2020The JRB2 Comments

The JRB presents an excerpt from We, the Scarred by Mukoma wa Ngugi. The novel, which tells the story of…