by ebrahim | Apr 26, 2016 | Books
Pambazuka [intro]This year, Chinua Achebe’s A Man of the People celebrates its 50th anniversary. The writer’s fourth novel is the gripping satire through which he was perceived not only as the Father of African Literature, but also a prophet.[/intro] A Man of the...
by ebrahim | Mar 29, 2016 | Books
[intro]In his new book “The New Black Middle Class in South Africa”, Roger Southall grapples with the definitional problem of identifying who exactly the middle class is and what it means to be black, middle class and professional. Hlonipha Mokoena reviews Southhall’s...
by ebrahim | Feb 24, 2016 | Books
Ainehi Edoro [intro]In the early 1960s, Flora Nwapa sent Chinua Achebe a mail containing a manuscript. She probably didn’t imagine that much would come out of it. However, 50 years later, we celebrate Efuru, a feminist and cultural work; and the first book written by...
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