Abdulrazak Gurnah was a name I did not know until recently. Until the Nobel Committee in Norway announced him as this year’s winner of its prize in literature, I had no inkling whatsoever who the man was, nor what he represented or could represent for Africa and the literature that reflects its motley realities. In fact a few weeks before, his name had slipped under my curiousity-crazed radar...
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Unofficial statistics: 95% of my students love Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah. The remaining 5% do not hate it, they only wish it was not as lengthy. On my part, I love teaching Americanah because it allows for such a rich and deep and broad exploration of the immigrant experience. The novel does not tell a single story about immigrants. Rather, it shows the broad spectrum of what constitutes...
Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Citation’ collectively reviewed! Just in case you missed it, here’s the instant replay on YouTube! CITATION reviewed Only a little over a year ago, BBC Africa Eye released a damning documentary about sexual harassment in some West African universities. The documentary ignited widespread passionate denunciation of sexual harassment and...
DiaCritique In DiaCritique, a new addition to African Writer Magazine, we publish (on a rolling basis) thought-provoking reflections by researchers who write about Afro-diasporic literature. We are interested in your everyday thoughts as you navigate the tough but exciting terrain that is literary scholarship. We are looking for nonfiction of any length (preferably 350-1500), in everyday prose...
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