Five Books By African Authors Hitting Shelves In August 2019
Literature lovers don’t need to wait for new materials to enjoy this month. eelive.ng has put together a list of 5 books written by African authors set to be released in the month of August.
Check them out below!
1. The Score by Hawa Jande Golakai
Liberian writer and author of The Lazarus Effect, Hawa Jande Golakai’s second book The Score to hit shelves August 6th as published by Cassava Republic, one of Nigeria’s foremost publishers. The Score is a unique combination of sex, intrigue and subterfuge, set against the fading colours of the Rainbow Nation.
2. When the Plums are Ripe by Patrice Nganang
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and translated from French by Amy B. Reid. This novel is the second volume in a magisterial trilogy, the story of Cameroon caught between empires during World War II. The plot and action are matched by the authors powerful take on the damage colonialism inflicts for generations.
3. I’m Telling The Truth But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi
A deeply personal collection of essays exploring the life of Nigerian-American writer, Bassey Ikpi, and her grapples with Bipolar II disorder and anxiety throughout the course of her life. Expected to hit shelves this August, we should all join Bassey’s campaign for mental health by reading this sincere account of her journey down that road.
4. The World Doesn’t Require You by Rion Amilcar Scott
Scott’s short story collection is set in the fictional town of Cross River, M.D., the home of the only successful slave revolt history. Its modern inhabitants, an eclectic cast that includes a robot and God’s last son, they grapple with this legacy in their own singular ways.
5. A Particular Kind of Black Man by Tope Folarin
The protagonist of this novel, Tunde Akinola, speaks English with an American accent, having grown up in Utah — but his Nigerian parents and his white classmates never let him forget his ancestry. And yet it’s not until his mentally ill mother leaves the family that his feelings of alienation really kick in, unsettling him for decades to come.
