“Want to hide something from an African? Put it in a book“- As hillarious as this quote seems, it does not apply to every black out there and we have put together, five essential African novels of all time, for book lovers, going by popular demand. Enjoy! “Things Fall Apart” […]
ngugi wa thiong’o
African writers have written in diverse forms, styles and in many languages. They have been able to creatively put words about their lives, experiences, culture, history and myth together in books published widely on the African continent and beyond. Many of these books consists sentences that impart divine influence on […]
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o leads us through the labyrinths, of the lives of the people of Kenya, during the colonial era. We get to see the Mau Mau uprising. We learn of the famous Dedan Kimathi and we hear of the bravery of Jomo Kenyatta, who would in 1963 become the […]
Drama – This genre of literature is often neglected and like an old house seems almost forgotten, as though it is fading away