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29 May 2025
A Reading List: 10 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Works You Should Know
A look at the novels, essays, and poems that made the late Kenyan writer one of the most influential literary and political voices of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Arts + Culture
06 September 2019
Bassey Ikpi’s Literary Debut on Her Mental Health Journey Is a Call for People To See Themselves, and Others, With Genuine Empathy
We speak with the Nigerian-American writer and ex-poet about her book that challenges us to rethink mental health challenges.
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Petina Gappah On The Caustic Wit of Her Novel, 'The Book of Memory'
The Zimbabwean author speaks about the pleasures of writing in Zimnglish and using humour to make sense of the world.
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