Literature remains one of the few disciplines that reflect the experiences, sensibility, worldview, and living realities of its people. Contemporary African literature captures the African experience
Set in the Niger Delta this novel tells the tale of a women's struggle for equality in a traditional patriachal society. Against the backdrop of a once-in-a-generation festival at which the one chosen
In this sequel to his previous memoir, Great Boys: An African Childhood, award-wining poet Ojade traces the path that led him to the US and describes his experiences as a Nigerian in the American Sout
One wonders what drew Dede Daro, a foreign-trained activist journalist, and Franka Udi, a former beauty queen, into a state of matrimony. One is hard-pressed to find the matter of the moment urgent en
Engaging and interrogating the idea of a ‘Global Africa’, this book examines how African literary and cultural productions have changed over the years due to the social and political influences brough
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