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Academic

Read an excerpt from the first full-length biography of Christopher Okigbo, a cult hero for a new wave of young African writers

November 6, 2017The JRB1 Comment on Read an excerpt from the first full-length biography of Christopher Okigbo, a cult hero for a new wave of young African writers

Exclusive to The JRB, an excerpt from the newly published first-ever biography of the Nigerian poet Christopher Okigbo: Christopher Okigbo 1930—67, Thirsting…

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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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Africa

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

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

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Africa

Professional writers need to be professional readers: Jennifer Malec chats to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ about her debut novel, Stay With Me

October 2, 2017December 4, 2019Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on Professional writers need to be professional readers: Jennifer Malec chats to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ about her debut novel, Stay With Me

Jennifer Malec sat down with Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ at the recent Open Book Festival in Cape Town to talk about her…

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Africa

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

October 2, 2017Sanya Osha3 Comments on A literary Sarah Baartman: Sanya Osha considers the need for intellectual decolonisation in rereading Amos Tutuola

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

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Africa

[The JRB Daily] JRB Contributing Editor Bongani Madondo up for Brittle Paper Literary Award

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] JRB Contributing Editor Bongani Madondo up for Brittle Paper Literary Award

Main image: Bongani Madondo photographed by JRB Photo Editor Victor Dlamini To celebrate their seventh anniversary, Brittle Paper recently launched the…

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Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 4 (August 2017)

August 7, 2017January 2, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 4 (August 2017)

The fourth issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books has arrived—and not a moment too soon, in our humble opinion….

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Africa

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named a nouvelle héroïne of literature in France

August 7, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named a nouvelle héroïne of literature in France

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named one of the nouvelle héroïnes of literature by the French newspaper and veritable institution,…

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Africa

[The JRB Daily] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pays touching tribute to Binyavanga Wainaina: ‘A great and rare and genuine talent’

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pays touching tribute to Binyavanga Wainaina: ‘A great and rare and genuine talent’

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie paid homage to Binyavanga Wainaina yesterday evening, in a touching message read out at an event at…

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Africa

[The JRB Daily] Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil wins the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil wins the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing

Sudanese writer Bushra al-Fadil has won the 2017 Caine Prize for African Writing for his story ‘The Story of the…

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Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 3 (July 2017)

July 3, 2017September 14, 2018Jennifer Malec1 Comment on The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 3 (July 2017)

The third issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here, with some big reviews, in-depth interviews and quality ruminations…

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Africa

‘A dazzling new voice’: Olufunke Ogundimu reviews Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky

July 3, 2017July 16, 2019Olufunke OgundimuLeave a Comment on ‘A dazzling new voice’: Olufunke Ogundimu reviews Lesley Nneka Arimah’s What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky

What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky Lesley Nneka Arimah Riverhead Books, 2017 Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut collection of short stories,…

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Africa

‘I appreciate stories that mess with me a little’: Yewande Omotoso on her latest book, The Woman Next Door

July 3, 2017August 4, 2018Jennifer Malec1 Comment on ‘I appreciate stories that mess with me a little’: Yewande Omotoso on her latest book, The Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door Yewande Omotoso Chatto & Windus, 2017 Yewande Omotoso spoke to Johannesburg Review of Books editor Jennifer…

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Biography & Memoir

Writes of passage, an urban memoir: How a Pan-African journal and American glossies put Bongani Madondo on the Write Path

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017Bongani MadondoLeave a Comment on Writes of passage, an urban memoir: How a Pan-African journal and American glossies put Bongani Madondo on the Write Path

Sigh the Beloved Country: Braai Talk, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Other Stories Bongani Madondo Picador Africa, 2016 Load up on…

Here we Art Maboneng
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Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

June 5, 2017January 22, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

The second issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here—replete with some of the finest writing on books and…

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Africa

English here is the foreign language: A conversation with Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, author of Season of Crimson Blossoms

June 5, 2017April 18, 2018Jennifer Malec3 Comments on English here is the foreign language: A conversation with Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, author of Season of Crimson Blossoms

Season of Crimson Blossoms Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Cassava Republic Press/Pan Macmillan South Africa 2016 Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, winner of the…

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Africa

Lagos, one long literary and artistic lime: Etisalat Prize judge Elinor Sisulu reflects on a trip of note

June 5, 2017July 25, 2019Elinor SisuluLeave a Comment on Lagos, one long literary and artistic lime: Etisalat Prize judge Elinor Sisulu reflects on a trip of note

The Etisalat Prize for Literature, established in 2013, awards £15 000 for a first novel from Africa, and has grown…

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Africa

Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Abubakar Adam Ibrahim read from Season of Crimson Blossoms

June 5, 2017June 5, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Abubakar Adam Ibrahim read from Season of Crimson Blossoms

Season of Crimson Blossoms Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Cassava Republic Press/Pan Macmillan South Africa 2016 The JRB recorded this reading by…

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Academic

On Things Fall Apart and Things Falling Apart—Simon van Schalkwyk considers modernism in the here and now

May 1, 2017April 16, 2020Simon van SchalkwykLeave a Comment on On Things Fall Apart and Things Falling Apart—Simon van Schalkwyk considers modernism in the here and now

1. Chinua Achebe, modernist What might it mean to offer a suite of lectures on Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart…

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Africa

A knockout crime debut from Lagos: Ben Williams reviews Leye Adenle’s Easy Motion Tourist

May 1, 2017January 4, 2021Ben WilliamsLeave a Comment on A knockout crime debut from Lagos: Ben Williams reviews Leye Adenle’s Easy Motion Tourist

Easy Motion Tourist Leye Adenle Cassava Republic Press/Pan Macmillan South Africa 2016 1. On September 21st 2015, a Monday, a…

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Africa

Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Leye Adenle read from Easy Motion Tourist

May 1, 2017June 5, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on Exclusive to The JRB: Listen to Leye Adenle read from Easy Motion Tourist

Easy Motion Tourist Leye Adenle Cassava Republic Press/Pan Macmillan South Africa 2016 The JRB recorded this reading by Leye Adenle…

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