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.
At independence, adults were reading decolonial classics - but children were reading Enid Blyton. A generation of unsung women writers changed that.
A psychologist and a literary scholar analyse Faceless, a powerful novel about homeless children - and their mothers.