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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
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AFRICAN WRITER
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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
Grandma Grace: A Short Story by Tolulope Ogunlesi
January 10, 2008
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I count the wooden steps. I am wondering how...
I Remember: Flash Fiction by Olufunke Kolapo
September 5, 2016
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I remember her eyes. There was something eerie about...
Life Deferred: Fiction by Eze Ifeanyichukwu Peter
March 31, 2017
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Life is here, in this place, where you are-...
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 Lament of Rage: A Review of Servio Gbadamosi’s ‘A Tributary in Servitude’
May 30, 2016
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Book Title: A Tributary in Servitude Author : Servio Gbadamosi Publisher:...
The Printed Word Beyond the Spoken Story: A Review of ‘Blood Will Call’
October 4, 2016
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The gripping collection of ten short stories, Blood Will...
Burma Boys and Strange Wars
April 30, 2008
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"No European writer could have written 'Things Fall Apart,'...
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
Dr. Amitabh Mitra: A Creative Approach to Healing
January 2, 2014
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Sola Osofisan interviews Dr. Amitabh Mitra, a South African...
The Phenomenal Woman: Remembering Dr. Maya Angelou
June 1, 2014
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A LIBRARY BURNS TO THE GROUND History suffers a great...
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...
Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!
…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note There is a...
Fool Moon: Poems by Adedayo Michael Babatunde
May 3, 2017
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FOOL MOON The astrologer had seen the future and had...
Home, Sour Home: Poems By Adebayo Akinloye
August 13, 2007
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CHIMERA moon stars clouds and sun time merged and dispersed on the...
When Fame finds you: Poems by Asudemade Habeebullah
May 6, 2018
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WHEN FAME FINDS YOU Fame, too, starts with the sixth...
LAST MONTH ...
Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation
May 31, 2024
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Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...
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...
Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires
May 31, 2024
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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...
Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings
She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...
Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand
May 31, 2024
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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...
Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre
May 31, 2024
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IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
RANDOM FLASHBACK
Beside the Lagoon: Poems by Amatoritsero (Godwin) Ede
Poetry
Amatoritsero (Godwin) Ede
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A Little Pinch of Something: Fiction by Chizoma Emeka Joshua
Fiction
Chizoma Emeka Joshua
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Ókólí Stephen Nonso: How to Find a Country in a Map
Poetry
Ókólí Stephen Nónsó
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