African Literature

Humanities Awards 2020 Long List Collection Inspiring …

Article Anele Ngcoya - 20 Dec 2019

Activists, poet and animals are explored in fascinating detail

Historical novel tests notion of nation

Article Lily Saint - 22 Nov 2019

The past explains the present but not the future because ‘that tiny chaos’ makes the future opaque

The Portfolio: Khulile Nxumal

Article Khulile Nxumalo - 25 Oct 2019

"Writing poetry requires you to reach a level of clarity and enjoyment of your voice."

Vignettes on our lives and dreams

Article Theresa Mallinson - 2 Aug 2019

The Jamaican-Nigerian writer explores living between cultures in her first short story collection

The science of writing fiction

Article Zaza Hlalethwa - 26 Jul 2019

Masande Ntshanga uses his imagination to create plausible relationships in his genre-bending novels

Jo’burg festival shines literary light on the youth

Article Suraya Dadoo - 19 Jul 2019

Although book festivals are generally perceived as adult events, this one is family-centred and includes specific programmes for children.

Binyavanga Wainaina dies, aged 48

Article Aaisha Dadi Patel - 22 May 2019

The Kenyan writer and activist died on Tuesday night after suffering a stroke

Book fair turns the page for literature in Somaliland

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 24 Jul 2018

The book fair has been a key factor in Somaliland's embrace of literature

Another Nigerian star emerges

Article Idowu Omoyele - 17 Nov 2017

Ayòbámi Adébáyò summons Yoruba folklore and a longstanding literary tradition in her debut novel

The President’s Keepers and state capture: black intellectualism needs to focus

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Nov 2017

South Africa has an undernourished literary tradition, where even among the sophisticated one may find confusion over written work and writers.

Abantu, you are on your own

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Nov 2017

The Abantu Book Festival exemplifies the love affair between black people and books. But, who carries the personal cost of this renaissance?

New African literature is disrupting what Western presses prize

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 10 Oct 2017

Books like Adichie’s “Americanah” and Gyasi’s “Homegoing” have confounded neat divisions between Western and African literary traditions.

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