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African writers

A living tribute to James Matthews, writer and man of the people

South Africa

A living tribute to James Matthews, writer and man of the people

By Hein Willemse

Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel

Magazine

Making sense of Wole Soyinka’s difficult and brilliant new novel

By David Attwell

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr: Senegalese novelist’s win is a landmark for African literature

Magazine

Mohamed Mbougar Sarr: Senegalese novelist’s win is a landmark for African literature

By Caroline D. Laurent

Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s fiction traces small lives with wit and tenderness

Magazine

Nobel winner Abdulrazak Gurnah’s fiction traces small lives with wit and tenderness

By Tina Steiner

The story of an African children’s book that explains the science of skin colour

Magazine

The story of an African children’s book that explains the science of skin colour

By Nina G. Jablonski

Adichie and Emezi: ignore the noise, pay attention to the conversation

Magazine

Adichie and Emezi: ignore the noise, pay attention to the conversation

By Aretha Phiri