Book: Homegoing Author: Yaa Gyasi Publishers: Penguin Books/Knopf Year of publication: 2016 Number of pages: 320 pages Genre: Fiction Buy your own copy of Homegoing…
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Category: Book Reviews
Shakara Baby-chicks and Locomotive Tales: Fiston Mwanza Mujila’s Tram 83 By Ato Quayson
Fiston Mwanza Mujila was the winner of the most recent Etisalat Prize for Literature in a ceremony in Lagos on 19th March 2016. The…
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Book: Season of Crimson Blossoms Author: Abubakar Adam Ibrahim Publisher: Parresia Books Year of publication: 2015 Number of pages: 345 Genre: Fiction Abubakar Adam Ibrahim…
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Book: Sweet Medicine Author: Panashe Chigumadzi Publisher: Blackbird Books Publication Date: 2015 Number of pages: 201 Genre: Fiction Sweet Medicine, debut novel of Zimbabwean-born South…
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Book: Now Following You Author: Fiona Snyckers Publisher: Modjaji Books Year of publication: 215 Number of pages: 306 Genre: Fiction, thriller In Now Following You,…
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I have been reviewing books for while on this blog. I am not trying to do something new; video reviews. Please check out my video…
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Book: Weep Not Child Author: Ngugi Wa Thiong’o (James Ngugi) Publisher: East African Educational Publishers Year of publication: 1964 Number of pages: 136 Weep Not…
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Book: My Father’s Daughter Author: Hannah Pool Publisher: Penguin Year of publication: 2005 Number of pages: 244 Genre: Non-fiction, memoir So how do you do…
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Book: Broken Glass Author: Alain Mabanckou Translator: Helen Stevenson Publisher: Serpents Tail Year of publication: 2005 (French), 2009 ( English) Number of pages: 165 Broken…
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A review of Archbishop David Gitari’s Troubled but not destroyed
Book: Troubled but not destroyed (The autobiography of Archbishop David Gitari) Author: David Gitari Publisher: Isaac Publishing Year of publication: 2014 Number of pages: 327…
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Book: Fine Boys Author: Eghosa Imasuen Publisher: Farafina Year of publication: 2011 Number of pages: 350 Fine Boys, published by Farafina, is the second book…
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Book: Of Goats and Poisoned Oranges Author: Ciku Kimeria Publisher: Self Year of publication: 2013 Number of pages: 127 Genre: Drama Of Goats and Poisoned…
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Book: Belonging in Africa Author: Jo Alkemade Publisher: Lesleigh Inc Publication date: 2014 Number of pages: 256 Belonging in Africa is the debut novel by…
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Book: The Hairdresser of Harare Author: Tendai Huchu Publisher: Freight Books/Weavers Press Zimbabwe Year of publication: 2013/2010 Number of pages: 236 Genre: Fiction Tendai Huchu’s…
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A review of Ndumiso Ngcobo’s Eat Drink & Blame The Ancestors
Book: Eat Drink & Blame The Ancestors Author: Ndumiso Ngcobo Publisher: Two Dogs Year of publication: 2014 Number of pages: 287 Genre: Satire, essays In…
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