African Writers

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His pen exposed injustice, honoured heritage and helped free the African imagination from colonial constraint

Davids scoops Caine Prize for African Writing ahead of 320 entries for her work Bridling

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

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‘Part of the disconnect between writers and white publishers has been ingrained in this belief that a certain demographic of people does not read’

The anthology was published by New York City publisher, Mantle Books and drew praise from African writers such as Chika Unigwe and Helon Habila.

Books reshaped the destiny of James Matthews – poet, political prisoner and, now, doctor.

Verna Vels created Afrikaans classics and imagined colourful characters into the collective memory of South African drama.

The ‘father’ of African literature set the template for the darker peoples of the world to tell their own stories, writes Percy Zvomuya.

The famed novelist of ‘The Famished Road’ asks the hard questions of Marikana, Nigeria and leadership.

Two notable books by two remarkable women.

Nigerians are in love with language, though meaning is not always a priority – C Don Adinuba hacks through the thickets.

Neville Dubow’s contribution to critical writing in newspapers and journals is immense; already in the late 1950s he set a standard for art reviews.

Percy Zvomuya reviews <i>Unbridled </i> the story of a Nigerian woman who moves to Britain thinking she has found true love over the internet.