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Under Starry Skies: October 2014
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014. 101 Pluto Street Short Story. He stood there, his broad shoulders hunched and his hands in his pockets, in the dark—the streetlight looping overhead wasn’t working—and soaked in the rain. He wasn’t expecting it when he left Soweto that afternoon. It had been sunny and hot as is expected in late October, and he only thought to wear his takkies. How will they treat white people? Will there be violence? How will it be like living in a free South Africa? Wore them, and checked hi...
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Under Starry Skies: March 2014
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Friday, March 21, 2014. Nostalgia is a bummer. It might make you feel nice, but then you catch yourself and wonder why. It questions your decisions, as it brings with it doubts you must confront. Maybe I shouldn’t have done this or that, you think, as this feels all good now, as I remember. That seemed to weigh you down. And you feel great because, unlike a fanatic, you have redoubled your efforts but haven’t forgotten the aim. What have I got myself into? Ha ha ha haa! 8221; it was always a rapid, four ...
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Under Starry Skies: June 2015
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Thursday, June 25, 2015. Space Masande Ntshanga Caine Prize 2015 Shortlist. Masande Ntshanga’s Space. Hints, dropped in innocuous looking one-liners, seem to tell the stories behind the story. Readers who like cryptic mysteries would enjoy Space. More One can suppose, for instance, that Space. Typos don’t count for much, but I noticed 'Mrs. Sindiwe' in one paragraph and 'Mrs. Siviwe' in another, presumably referring to the same teacher. All in all, Space. Picture Credit: Caine Prize. In addition, one is ...
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Yaa Gyasi (Ghana) – Homegoing | Read African Writers
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Consuming fiction and nonfiction from across the continent. Audiobooks by African writers. Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) — The Fishermen. Jowhor Ile (Nigeria) — And After Many Days →. Yaa Gyasi (Ghana) – Homegoing. November 24, 2016. Trace the impact of slavery through two families over seven generations. A review of Homegoing. How different would your life be if you some major event had gone down differently in the life of an ancestor? Yaa Gyasi’s wonderful, ambitious novel Homegoing. 8220;Most people lived...
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Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) — The Fishermen | Read African Writers
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Consuming fiction and nonfiction from across the continent. Audiobooks by African writers. HJ Golakai (South Africa / Liberia) – The Lazarus Effect. Yaa Gyasi (Ghana) – Homegoing →. Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) — The Fishermen. September 17, 2016. Things Fall Apart for Four Nigerian Fishermen. A review of The Fishermen, by Chigozie Obioma. This wasn’t my favorite Nigerian novel (what can I say? I’m more of a farcical Blackass guy), but I’m glad I. Here are excerpts from a few other reviews:. 8220;There is, ...
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African literature recommendations | Read African Writers
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Consuming fiction and nonfiction from across the continent. Audiobooks by African writers. 13 New Books by African Writers to Look Forward to in 2017. The Magic of Childhood Captured in Six African Novels. By Ainehi Edoro (2016). Best Books of 2016 by African Authors. The Best African Reads of August. By Ainehi Edoro (2016). 56 Years of Nigerian Literature: 56 Nigerian Women Writers. 25 New Books by African Writers You Should Read. By Aaron Bady (2016). 50 Books by African Women that Everyone Should Read.
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What Tanzanian writing should I read? | Read African Writers
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Consuming fiction and nonfiction from across the continent. Audiobooks by African writers. Safiatou Ba (Mali) — L’envers du décor [Behind the Scenes]. Mia Couto (Mozambique) – Confession of the Lioness →. What Tanzanian writing should I read? December 2, 2015. I recently took to Twitter to ask for recommendations of Tanzanian fiction to read and received many suggestions. Here they are (and who recommended them! And The Man from Tanga. By Abdulrazak Gurnah [ @bookshybooks. By MG Vassanji [ @chiume. You a...
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Under Starry Skies: You Wouldn't Listen to a Madman
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Friday, July 17, 2015. You Wouldn't Listen to a Madman. You wouldn’t listen to a madman. With a shrill outburst, powerful. And sudden, like a flurry of crow wings. And voice just as loud, burying. The silence of rummage, escaping. The grime of earth, and seized. In a solitary moment. What do you know about truth? Nay, let us speak of friendship. And the portly mother hen,. Poking mother earth, finding truth,. And lie, truth, and lie. How, my friend,. Would you know, when we sit. View my complete profile.
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David Evans | Read African Writers
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Consuming fiction and nonfiction from across the continent. Audiobooks by African writers. Author Archives: David Evans. Jowhor Ile (Nigeria) — And After Many Days. February 4, 2017. Countdown to the Etisalat Prize! Each year, the Etisalat Prize for Literature is awarded to a first-time African novelist. The 2017 prize will be awarded next month. I’m working my way through the shortlist, which includes And After Many Days, … Continue reading →. Yaa Gyasi (Ghana) – Homegoing. November 24, 2016. Golakai...
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