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In this essay, I will analyse the features of Darling’s narration in relation to the changes in narrative style that indicate Darling’s coming of age… Identifying the connection between land, language and identity through narrative analysis in ‘We Need New Names’ by NoViolet Bulawayo
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi and Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta are two very different African novels, yet both bring … Resisting patriarchy in Africa: Desire and agency in ‘Woman at Point Zero’ and ‘Under the Udala Trees’
“The question Ifenna was supposed to ask Pastor Nick at the press parley was about the plans the church had to support the less priviledged, … Believers and Hustlers : A Novel (to be released on October 28th)
Ugandan American Poet Hope WabukePoet’s Official Website My Poetry Corner October 2022 features the poem “Leviticus” from the poetry collection The … “Leviticus” by Ugandan American Poet Hope Wabuke
One of the most notorious events in recent African history is given a human face in Neema Shah’s debut novel Kololo Hill. The book begins in 1972 … Kololo Hill by Neema Shah — Unwanted and Betrayed
VIA KNOPF AYOBAMI ADEBAYO ON INFERTILITY IN THE NIGERIAN NOVEL August 23, 2017 By Ayobami Adebayo In the peculiar hierarchy of African households the only rung lower than motherless child is childless mother. Taiye Selasi, “The Sex Lives of African Girls” I know of a Nigerian couple who had been married for three decades before they had their first child. It’s an…
Born on a Tuesday opens following a gang of street boys, who are hanging in the streets and getting up to no good. They spend time smoking wee wee, pillaging, committing random acts of violence and even murder. We are introduced to the main character, Dantala, “born on a Tuesday”, alias Ahmad. His poignant first […]…
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