Troops from the Nigerian Federal Army in Biafra during the civil war.
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The Road to the Village is the acclaimed Nigerian author’s third novel and is about ‘a young man seeking redemption in a country on fire’.
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, whose novel A Spell of Good Things has been longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize.
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A Spell of Good Things powerfully explores polygamy, patriarchy, political corruption and poverty.
Nigerian writter Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in a 2019 interview.
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The public politics of African writers has been in the spotlight again due to the bitter disagreement between Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Akwaeke Emezi over transgender issues.
Detail from the cover of Lagoon, a novel by Nnedi Okorafor.
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Aliens arrive in Lagos in Nnedi Okorafor’s celebrated sci-fi novel Lagoon – and with them they bring a future free of restrictive gender norms.
J. P. Clark was one of Nigeria’s most eco-conscious writers.
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J.P Clark’s work moved beyond agitating for justice in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. He was in love with nature.
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Western critics hailed the 1952 book as a great work of African fantasy. In fact it’s better understood as a pioneering work of African science fiction.