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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
Saturday, September 7, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
Michelle Chepchumba: When Your Life Means Nothing
July 31, 2021
2
It is past midnight. Maybe 1:00 am, maybe 2:00....
Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance
November 30, 2023
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I Childhood; first imprints The bell rings, marking the end...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
The Economy of Loss: Creative non-fiction by Dami Ajayi
September 11, 2009
2
There’s been a death in the family. You can...
The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
July 31, 2024
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The closed door notwithstanding, the proceedings bore audibly into...
How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
November 19, 2017
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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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PLAY
“I’d love to see more Africans writing about Africa” – Segun Afolabi
October 15, 2005
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Segun Afolabi is the winner of the 2005 Caine...
Reading Culture and the Government in Kenya: A Publisher’s View
June 5, 2017
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Stakeholders in the book industry are agreed that Kenya...
Pius Adesanmi: On A Re-Branding Mission Overseas
February 15, 2007
2
A young Nigerian lecturer in a Canadian university explains...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arówólò: upon reading a new headline of grief
May 31, 2021
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upon reading a new headline of grief: 'nigeria is...
I am Bound to this Land by Blood: Poems by Olu Oguibe
May 5, 2007
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Song of Sorrow for rosa diez si només, però, aquesta llum parada...
Emmanuel Idem: This is What you Could be
October 31, 2019
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I am a patient drummer. / Caressing the mystic...
Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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Fiction
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Chimezie Okoro
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Nkateko Masinga: Catharsis
Poetry
Nkateko Masinga
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If There Is Blood In My Eyes: A Short Story by Kanute Tangwa
Fiction
Kanute Tangwa
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Uzor Maxim Uzoatu: The Legend of Ben Tomoloju
People
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
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LAST MONTH...
Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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