Jamaican born novelist, Marlon James has won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings.
A Brief History of Seven Killings
A Brief History of Seven Killings is the third novel by Jamaican author Marlon James. On…
Chenjerai Hove was born February 9, 1956 in Zimbabwe and died July 12, 2015 in Norway.
He was a celebrated Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist whose work was often studied in schools and universities. Chenjerai was educated at the University of South Africa…
THE CHRONICLES OF BENEVOLENT AFFECTION: A DECLARATION OF LOVE, TRIBULATIONS AND HOPE
Most African writers write about war, famine, hunger and politics so it is refreshing to read love poems written by a Zimbabwean male author.
Paul S. Bere was born in the…
PLAYWRIGHT, NOVELIST AND DIRECTOR BIYI BANDELE
Nigeria's Biyi Bandele will soon be the talk in the movie industry with the release of 'Half of a Yellow Sun', his first movie as Director. The movie is based on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel with the…
Book Review of Bones The book is set on a farm in post colonial Zimbabwe though when you first read it you think it is still colonial Rhodesia. This is powerful portrayal of the prevailing theme that for the…
The Coming of the Dry Season by Charles Mungoshi a renowned Zimbabwean author penned this book during the 1970s shortly afterwards and the book was banned by the Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) government prior to independence. Although the black experience is not a…
BOOK REVIEW I want to start by sounding like a broken record, "Everyone has to read this book!" I was in Barnes and Noble one Thursday evening and decided to browse the non-fiction section to search for a good read from my…
NOVIOLET BULAWAYO WINS THE CAINE PRIZE Zimbabwean Born Noviolet Bulawayo has won the Caine Prize for African Literature. Video Courtesy of CNN.COM
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE I first learned about her through a magazine article and decided to take some risk in reading her first book, Purple Hibiscus. I was familiar with famous Nigerian authors so I felt that I needed to try…