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I am a graduate student of literature and modernity from South Africa. I've worked in the publishing industry in Cape Town and I am currently reading for my DPhil at the University of Oxford. In my spare time I can be found swimming laps, on my yoga mat, or reading for pleasure.
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Experimental YA novel representative and complex: Review of ‘When We Speak of Nothing’
With When We Speak of Nothing Olumide Popoola has created a contemporary young adult novel that addresses the strains of growing up in an economy ravaged by neoliberal economic policies and a community suffering from prejudicial social policies. Popoola’s experimental… Read More ›
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‘Graduating to genre’: Marlon James in person and on the page
“What does it mean when you don’t think you have a mythology?” Marlon James is increasingly preoccupied by legacy. “I return to Greek tragedy before every book I write. I look for answers and Greek tragedy provides them. Or, better… Read More ›
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Read Up and Wind Down: Season’s Reading from Africa in Words
As 2018 winds down, Africa in Words is taking a small break over the holiday period to gear up for a new year full of exciting plans. As a new Associate Reviews Editor myself, I can vouch for the efforts… Read More ›
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‘Strange and unsettling’: Review of ‘Lagos Noir’
Chris Abani‘s introduction to this strange and unsettling collection of noir shorts reveals the essence of the collection’s geographical inspiration: “the unsettled darkness that continues to lurk in the city’s streets, alleys, and waterways.” Lagos is the first African city… Read More ›
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Q&A: Silas Miami, Co-screenwriter on Kenyan Oscar hopeful ‘Supa Modo’
Supa Modo, Kenya’s submission to the 2019 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category, tells a tale of terminal illness, community, and the power of pretending. When there is nothing more the doctors can do for her, Jo (Stycie… Read More ›
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