AiW Guest Mehul Gohil A friend said “I know Mehul bought a bunch of Delany and so on. On the NBO streets.” Another friend thought which streets? Turned to me and asked “Pray tell, Mehul, where did you chance upon… Read More ›
Mehul Gohil
Q&A: Jalada – pan-African writers’ collective
New pan-African writers’ collective Jalada formed last June and published their first anthology ‘Sketch of a Bald Woman in the Semi-Nude and Other Stories’ in January. Heralded by Binyavanga Wainaina as a new generation of writers producing exciting and original work, Jalada is already achieving significant critical… Read More ›
Making lists: Africa39
List culture has become as ‘ubiquitous’ a feature of contemporary cultural life as the prize culture James English writes about in his seminal The Economy of Prestige. Lists from The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 to Granta’s Best Young British… Read More ›