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African Jim: A Review of Christopher Mlalazi’s ‘The Border Jumper’
AiW Guest: Thulani Angoma-Mzini. In The Border Jumper (2019), Christopher Mlalazi upends the “Jim comes to Joburg” trope about the trafficking of rural dreams in a big city. Mlalazi has created a grimy, high-speed chase, shoot-‘em-up style novel written with… Read More ›
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Q&A: Words on the Times with Ivan Vladislavic on “The Distance”
South African novelist Vladislavić delivers a moving, closely observed study in family dynamics in a time of apartheid…Vladislavić’s tale unfolds with grace and precision. A memorable, beautifully written story of love and loss. — Kirkus, Starred Review Ivan Vladislavić’s latest… Read More ›
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Words on Teaching – Joanna Woods and Nicklas Hållén
AiW note: In our “Teaching” focus as part of our “Words on…” series, we’re thinking around print culture – books, images, texts, mags, spaces – and broad senses of what “teaching” might be, do, mean, or how it might produce… Read More ›
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Q&A: Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike interviews Prof. Chielozona Eze
AiW Guest: Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike. In another of the in-depth conversations offered to us from AiW guest and friend Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, Chielozona Eze discusses his work in ethics and literary study — particularly in relation to the uses to… Read More ›
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The Treachery of Words: A Review of ‘Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu?’
AiW Guest: Thulani Angoma-Mzini In the anthology Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu (2019), award winning author Niq Mhlongo convenes a parliament of the who’s who of South African literati to dissect the term ‘black tax’. In South Africa the term… Read More ›
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Review: Physicality and Distortion in Dolla Sapeta’s ‘Skeptical Erections’
Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta is perhaps best known for his work as an artist and sculptor. In 2019, he made his literary debut with his first collection of poems, Skeptical Erections, published by Deep South. Reading Skeptical Erections makes it quickly… Read More ›
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Q&A: Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike interviews Prof. Cajetan Iheka
Cajetan Iheka is Associate Professor of English in the Department of English at Yale University, United States. In the following conversation with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike – PhD Candidate and Vanier Scholar in the English and Film Studies department of the… Read More ›
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Words on the Times | #PastAndPresent: Revisiting Kólá Túbòsún and Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike in conversation
AiW note: After our post on the poetry collection Edwardsville by Heart, reviewed for us yesterday by Tade Ipadeola,we are delighted to be able to share Words on the Times with the book’s author, Kọlá Túbọsún, and Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike,… Read More ›
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Review: A Sojourner’s Tale – Kola Tubosun’s ‘Edwardsville by Heart’
AiW Guest: Tade Ipadeola. “Light tornado alert tonight at Edwardsville. Stay indoors please, when you hear storm alerts!” a text said. ‘Tornado’, p.33 We look out for the traveler’s tale especially. They bear that extra flavour of the road not… Read More ›
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Words on the Times ›
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Q&A: Words on the Times – Dami Ajayi
26 February , 2021
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Q&A: Words on the Times – Lizzy Attree
25 February , 2021
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Q&A: Words on the Times – Tinashe Mushakavanhu
24 February , 2021
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In other Words… AiW news and December’s wrap
12 January , 2021
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Our 2020 Festive Favourites: Season’s Reading from Africa in Words
24 December , 2020
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In other Words… AiW news and October’s wrap
11 November , 2020
AiW Q&A ›
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Q&A: Words on the Times – Kwame Osei-Poku
19 February , 2021
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Q&A: Words on the Times – Elma Shaw of Cotton Tree Press
29 January , 2021
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Q&A: Words on the Times – Irene Staunton of Weaver Press
22 January , 2021
Reviews - Books ›
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Review: They Called You Dambudzo: A Memoir by Flora Veit-Wild
23 February , 2021
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A Sense of Africa in The Exploration of Reminiscences: A Review of Limbe to Lagos: Nonfiction From Cameroon and Nigeria
16 February , 2021
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Got my hair, got my head: A review of Living While Feminist: Our Bodies, Our Truths
9 February , 2021