In March of this year, I received an email from Jethro Soutar – a translator of Portuguese and Spanish books into English – about his latest translation, The Ultimate Tragedy by Bissau Guinean writer Abdulai Silá. According to Soutar, it…
In June 2013, Jalada Africa formed as a result of conversations between 22 young African writers drawn from Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Nigeria. They were in Nairobi, Kenya, participating in a Creative Writing Workshop. This convention was designed…
This article was originally published by Brittle Paper and is republished here with the permission of the author From Chimamanda Adichie’s widely-publicized made-in-Nigeria wardrobe to Teju Cole’s Ikire Jones scarves to Prof Ato Quayson’s fedora hats, fashion and style have become a new mode of self-expression among…
To celebrate Alain Mabanckou’s unique style, come dressed to impress to his talk on July 2nd in your best dandy clothes and sapeur garments and win a signed copy of his novel Black Moses. Get your tickets here Not sure what are…
This article was originally published by BookShy and is republished here with the permission of the author Alain Mabanckou’s works in English Back in May 2012, I wrote a post revealing my obsession with wanting to read every book ever published by…
This article was originally published by Brittle Paper and is republished here with the permission of the author Alain Mabankcou spent his childhood in Pointe-Noire, a port city in Congo-Brazzaville. But Paris is where he came of age as a writer,…
Abdulai Silá Born in 1958, Abdulai Silá lives in Bissau and combines telecommunications work with writing. He is the author of four novels: Eterna Paixão, A Última Tragédia, Mistida and Memórias SOManticas, as well as two plays: As Oracoes de…
Alain Mabanckou Alain Mabanckou was born in 1966 in the Congo. He currently lives in LA, where he teaches literature at UCLA. He is the author of six volumes of poetry and six novels. He is the winner of the…
It’s coming to that time of the year, where the pace begins to slow down and our surroundings become open to the possibility of sunshine, ice cream and a relaxing book at your fingertips. Here’s a list of the perfect…
Recently, Gaamangwe Joy Mogami at Africa in Dialogue has been in conversation with shortlisted poets for the Brunel International African Poetry Prize. Among these poets are three amazing writers which we have the privilege of having at Africa Writes…