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Articles on African short stories

June 7, 2023

Ama Ata Aidoo: the pioneering writer from Ghana left behind a string of feminist classics

Rose A. Sackeyfio, Winston-Salem State University

A commanding presence on the global literary stage, Ama Ata Aidoo was a powerful feminist voice with a prolific output.

November 28, 2022

Kobus Moolman, University of the Western Cape

Challenging myths about heterosexual white South African men, Prinsloo published four books of short stories in 12 years.

February 27, 2022

Bibi Burger, University of Pretoria

Ama Ata Aidoo recognises the differences between humans and the existence of a history in which some humans are dehumanised.

Kobus Moolman
Professor of Creative Writing and English Literature, University of the Western Cape
Bibi Burger
Lecturer in Afrikaans Literature and Literary Theory, University of Pretoria
Rose A. Sackeyfio
Associate Professor of English and Liberal Studies, Winston-Salem State University