The South African novelist messes with the line between fiction and non-fiction.
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Wrapped in Rhythm powerfully uses the poems of Lebo Mashile as lyrics.
It reads powerfully in the Shona language, and is one of two of her books newly translated into it.
Dozens of young writers were published first at Weaver Press, which believed in fiction as a way of telling the truth.
The solo journey of a queer, black woman across the continent makes fascinating reading.
Swahili readers who have not encountered Abdulrazak Gurnah’s work in other languages are in for a great treat.
She reveals a range of African experiences: from traders to martial arts champions, visa overstayers to heart surgeons.
Driven by social justice, he showed that all people are capable of both good and evil.
Married couple Woppa Diallo and Mame Bougouma Diene won for their powerful short story A Soul of Small Places.
For six decades he was a household name in urban Somalia.
Digital platforms have birthed a new school of writers and activists in Nigeria and Kenya.
A Spell of Good Things powerfully explores polygamy, patriarchy, political corruption and poverty.
Writers have challenged oppression, exposed social injustices and advocated for political change.
From domestic worker to matriarch of South African literature, the book is a reflection on her writing journey.
The Camões Prize is the most important award for Portuguese literature, and Paulina Chiziane is the first African woman to receive it.
The activist and writer has been erased from South Africa’s history - but new academic work seeks to restore his voice.
Novelist Petina Gappah’s call for translators on Facebook has resulted in the publication of Chimurenga Chemhuka.
A commanding presence on the global literary stage, Ama Ata Aidoo was a powerful feminist voice with a prolific output.
His books bring north Africa into conversation with sub-Saharan Africa about lived queer experiences.
Women who shaped modern Ghana have been erased from history. A children’s book aims to restore them to their rightful place.
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Junior Research Fellow, University of Oxford
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Research Associate, Humanities Research Centre (and African Literature Department, University of the Witwatersrand), University of York
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Associate Professor, Department of Literary Studies in English, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Assistant Professor, American University of Paris (AUP)
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Fellow, King's College London
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Adjunct Professor, Richmond American International University
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Senior research fellow, University of the Western Cape
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Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University
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Poet and lecturer in Creative Writing, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of the Free State
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Professor of Religion and African Studies, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Afrikaans Literature and Literary Theory, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in English, University of the Western Cape
