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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
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Fiction
Uchechukwu J. Oputa | The Fifth Stage
Uchechukwu J. Oputa
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Fiction
Hanna Haile | The Ancient on Your Tongue
Hanna Haile
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DIACRITIQUE
Anthony Madukwe: Your Mind Is Doing What It Does
September 30, 2020
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You met him on a Tuesday, in that restaurant...
Abigail George: Hibiscus
June 29, 2022
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Who listens to smoke? Breath pumps through me. You’re...
Michael C. Sutherns: Oedipus Laughing
June 30, 2021
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His was a desultory gait, plodding down the street,...
Tolu Akinwole | Death “Bi Yi” Proud, Or Questions about Nollywood’s Portrayal of Social Tragedy
The title of this essay, “Death Bi Yi Proud,”...
The Reunion: A Creative Essay by Seotsa ‘Soh’ Manyeli
March 31, 2017
1
It is a line; small and tentatively drawn by...
A Review of Ben Ige’s The Teacher’s Blood
October 1, 2014
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Book: The Teacher's Blood Author: Ben Ige Reviewer: Wande Ijaluwoye The Teacher's...
Man, Universe And Drama: An Essay By Omale Allen Abdul Jabbar
July 26, 2007
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The world is too much with us Getting and spending...
Abigail George | The Entrance of Humanity into History
Fiction
Abigail George
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John Ebute | Penance
Fiction
John Ebute
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Adewuyi Taiwo | This Country Eats Dreams
Fiction
Adewuyi Taiwo
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PLAY
Interview with Hafsatu Ahmed Abdulwahid
October 25, 2008
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ADAMU: Could we hear a brief about your life? ABDULWAHID:...
Writers should not self-censor themselves when they write –Uche Peter Umez
April 16, 2011
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At just thirty-five Uche Peter Umez (fully known as...
I see a very bright future for Nigerian Literature – Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo
February 2, 2010
10
Prof (Mrs) Akachi Ezeigbo is a name that readily...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Arrival of the Paper Tiger Empress: Poems by Abigail George
October 1, 2014
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The Arrival of the Paper Tiger Empress My wild ‘Sargasso’ sea Is...
I Walk Away: Poems by Sarah O’Gorman
May 25, 2005
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I Walk Away I walk away from you I re-approach my...
Regret: A Poem by Sanya Osha
May 11, 2010
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REGRET I And what are you all looking at And waiting for? You...
LAST MONTH ...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
May 31, 2024
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She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
3
It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears
May 31, 2024
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This is what happens to my tears and the...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
May 31, 2024
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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
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Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre
May 31, 2024
10
IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Okolo Chinua: The World was Silent
Fiction
Okolo Chinua
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For Both Our Sakes: A Short Story by Nnamdi Oguike
Fiction
Nnamdi Oguike
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Lineage: Fiction by Odoh Diego Okenyodo
Fiction
Odoh Diego Okenyodo
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