Trailer 'N - THE MADNESS OF REASON', a film by Peter Krüger - ENG SUBTITLES from INTI FILMS on Vimeo.
N is a story of an unusual obsession. It recounts the story of the Frenchman Raymond Borremans, who left Europe for Africa in the mid-20th century. He devoted his life to the creation of the first encyclopaedia of this other…
Below musician, Harper Simon and Ben Okri describe how they met and how Okri came to compose lyrics for Simon’s solo album, including the song, Wishes and Stars, featured in the video. Or did Simon compose the music for Okri’s words?…
In 2006, visual artists Yeast Culture created an animated journey through Ben Okri’s words for this visual expression of his poem. Perhaps he will give us a live reading at Africa Writes too.
Ben Okri: If I were king for a day my reign would be a walk in the park. If I had the power to impose my will, I would get people to walk more. We walk only when we have…
So what are you reading right now? Is it African literature? If the answer is yes then join our conversation on Twitter! In the run up to Africa Writes we are keen to know who is the middle of, just…
Welcome! We are excited to be back for to the fourth edition of Africa Writes… and to introduce you to our new blog feature – watch this space for more festival news and interesting reads. Last year we had an…
Meet the 2014 Caine Prize Authors Saturday 12 July, 16:45 – 18:00 BL Conference Centre, FREE With Diane Awerbuck (South Africa), Efemia Chela (Ghana/Zambia), Tendai Huchu (Zimbabwe), Billy Kahora (Kenya), Okwiri Oduor (Kenya). Moderated by Tricia Wombell, editor of Black Book…