Category: African Literature

July 26, 2024
Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow by Damilare Kuku

More significantly, Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow is a subtle call to womanhood to love herself in whatever shape, colour, and form.

July 23, 2024
Reimagining Friendships Through the Lens of the Story Silence in Someone Birthed Them Broken by Ama Asantewa Diaka

When we talk about falling in love, it is usually in relation to romantic interests. We rarely consider the idea of falling in love within the context of friendships. Friendships are often perceived as something that simply happens to us, unlike romantic relationships, which we believe require effort and a bit of luck to find. […]

July 19, 2024
Top 10 Quotes From Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart is for the colonizers as well as the colonized, helping to understand the role of colonialism in the realization of Africa's future.

July 19, 2024
The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré

If I had to make a list of memorable works of literature by Nigerian writers, The Girl With The Louding Voice would be on it.

June 12, 2024
The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus by Umar Abubakar Sidi

The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus is an interwoven mystical tale about the power of knowledge, literature, magic, art, philosophy, continents, cultures, and religions.

May 31, 2024
The Smoke That Thunders by Erhu Kome

If you're looking for a very well-written, pretty-covered book to introduce young readers to African Fantasy, The Smoke That Thunders has you well covered.

May 10, 2024
The Widow who died with Flowers in her Mouth by Obinna Udenwe

This author of The Widow who died with Flowers in her Mouth has a voice, and you can tell his writing apart from that of other authors.

May 5, 2024
We Were Girls Once by Aiwanose Odafen

If you liked Dele Weds Destiny, then you'll love We Were Girls Once. Aiwanose is a wonderful and insightful writer, and I look forward to reading more of her works.

May 1, 2024
The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukewe-Onuobia

The Son of the House is a book that will make you wonder if the girl child will ever be widely accepted as ‘enough.’

April 29, 2024
The Bishop's Prodigal Daughter by Timendu Agahowa

The Bishop's Prodigal Daughter is a "traditional" romance story between two unexpecting people who fall in love against all odds in unexpected circumstances.

April 22, 2024
Don’t Answer When They Call Your Name by Ukamaka Olisakwe

I must say Ukamaka deserves her flowers in Don't Answer When They Call Your Name. It’s a beautiful story, though I wish it ended differently.

March 27, 2024
Dazzling Mirage by Olayinka Abimbola Egbokhare

Dazzling Mirage achieves what few other works of Nigerian literature have accomplished: a thorough examination of the challenges faced by sickle cell patients in Nigeria.

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