Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature - a storyteller who refused to be bound by ...

There was no African literature as we know it today ... When people hear the word Africa, they have come to expect certain images to follow. If you see a good house in Lagos, Nigeria, it doesn ...

There is also space for literature to expand its ... s ‘Meditations on Greatness’ talk. While ‘images of success in the West do not reflect African writers,’ he also said that greatness ...

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A scholar and researcher in African literature, Chinelo Eneh has stated that literature has the potential to preserve African culture while also addressing mental health. Examining the ...

The inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature (SFAL) was held January 24–27 in University City, Sharjah, U.A.E., during the only time of year when cool temperatures allow for an outdoor ...

The significance of African American literature has never been more profound. This is neither an imaginative nor conspiratorial factoid, especially amid the systematic dismantling of DEI ...

Tributes to Acclaimed African Literature Giant Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o, Who Has Died at 87 NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a bookstore in Kenya’s capital, the proprietor arranged a shelf exclusively ...

Image source, Getty Images Image caption ... Ngũgĩ became known as one of the foremost advocates of literature written in African languages. Throughout his career - and to this day - African ...