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50 Notable African Books of 2021: Selected by Brittle Paper

The online publication’s annual list celebrates not only the sheer abundance of African literature but its daring, new directions

  • Brittle Paper
6 min read
Dynamism: Koleka Putuma (above), the author of Hullo, Bu-bye, Koko, Come In and Collective Amnesia. Photo: Jarryd Kleinhans
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Review: Koleka Putuma brings black women history back into the fold

The poet’s new book does the necessary work of reinscribing women into history, but is it poetry

  • Vus'umuzi Phakathi
10 min read