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Africans galore on International Dublin Literary Award 2016 longlist

James Murua November 10, 2015 No Comments All Our NamesBoy Snow BirdDinaw MengestuHelen OyeyemiImraan CoovadiaInternational Dublin Literary AwardInternational Dublin Literary Award 2016Laila LalamiMandla LangaMarlon JamesOur Lady of the NileRachel’s BlueScholastique MukasongaTales of the Metric SystemThe Moor’s AccountThe Texture of ShadowsZakes Mda

The International Dublin Literary Award, formerly known as the IMPAC Award, is the richest in the world for a single work of fiction in English…

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Top Names in Washington Post’s top 50 fiction books for 2014

James Murua December 8, 2014 No Comments All Our NamesBIRDBOYDinaw MengestuDustHelen OyeyemiKnopfRiverheadSnowYvonne Adhiambo Owuor

I really should have flagged this Top Fiction Books by the Washington Post in November but I somehow missed out on it. I really just…

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Dinaw Mengestu makes New York Times 100 notable books

James Murua December 3, 2014 1 Comment All Our NamesDinaw Mengestu

The New York Times has unveiled their 100 notable books of 2014 and there is novel by a name readers of this blog are familiar…

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