The Kenyan writer challenged Western influence on African culture and history, highlighting heritage and resilience
Names tossed about in the speculation include Caribbean-American author Jamaica Kincaid, Canadian poet Anne Carson, Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Hungary’s Peter Nadas and American novelist Thomas Pynchon.
Four hours after our arrival in Lagos, the immigration officials must have felt they had sufficiently flexed their muscles
The first bid to place Africa at the heart of literary studies took place in Kenya
Africans can become citizens by acting democratically and claiming their identity
As by Fire’s hard look at the recent violence on campuses presents dire warnings and hope
Niq Mhlongo on writing about the present with a nod to the past, and the slices of life that sit waiting on every pavement of his childhood home
We are content when our leading brains give intellectual aid to our former colonisers while our countries could do with their knowledge.
Ngugi wa Thiong’o says that reclaiming African languages lies at the heart of decolonisation, but it’s not enough
The internet was #blessed with images of Trevor Noah’s new Manhattan digs soon after he announced he’d be coming home for a show later this year.
Dystopian novels can only give us a hint of what Trump’s ‘whitelash’ might mean
‘Birth of a Dream Weaver’ is an apt title for Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s college years and becoming a writer.
To mark novelist Nadine Gordimer’s 90th birthday, Craig MacKenzie celebrates how her work has astutely interpreted the tenor of our times.
Freedom must prevail or the humanities will be at the mercy of political nationalism.
No image available
/ 23 October 2008
Did Ngugi wa Thiong’o read Harold Robbins? Did he know what kind of mind-blowing sex you could have in LA with cocaine rubbed on your genitals?
Percy Zvomuya looks at <i>Africa Writes Back</i> by British publisher James Currey.