"African works constitute books, movies,
and stories by black storytellers and
multidisciplinary artists"
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May 24, 2022 .
childrenofthequicksands, efuatraore
I think this is very reminiscent of many Nigerian children today (the torn from cultural roots part), which is sad because we are ...
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March 16, 2023 .
One thing I cannot wrap my head around is why children get flogged for lack of payment of school fees; I will understand this prac...
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October 21, 2023 .
thingsfallapart
I was impressed at the simplicity of the language used in Things Fall Apart, as it made it easy to read. I also loved the Igbo wor...
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July 14, 2023 .
africanliterature
The character development was profound, the pacing was excellent, the plot was well constructed, the tale was convincingly told, a...
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November 10, 2025 .
Excerpt
In fact, on the morning of my birthday, just after we had broken up, I had spent time in the hotel begging someone else to love me...
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February 23, 2026 .
Opinions
Adesuwa does exceptionally well and deserves credit for centering women over forty as worthy of love. Not consolation love. Not “s...
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April 9, 2023 .
africanliterature
Baba Segi’s wives all led secret lives, and I loved how the author systematically wrote about it, which made me understand t...
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January 25, 2022 .
africanliterature, nanadarkoa, thesexlivesofafricanwomen
As an African woman, I have lived in shame, and shame has lived in me. I told myself I was keeping my virginity for my husband. I ...
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February 8, 2023 .
africanliterature, thetellerofsecrets
The writing was very readable, with simple words and sentences that flowed easily.
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