Friday, March 29, 2024

Fiction

Ẹkúndayọ̀: From Sorrow to Joy

By Munah Nicola Tarpeh Title: Thorns in My Boots  Author: Awoleye Ayokunle Dominic Publisher: Parrésia Publishers Ltd Number of pages: 153 Year of publication: 2017 Category: Fiction They say the rose flower...

Of Juju Powder and Jollof Rice: Unconventional Afrocentrism in Nnedi Okorafor’s Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi

By Timi Odueso Title: Sunny and the Mysteries of Osisi Author: Nnedi Okorafor Publisher: Cassava Republic Press Number of pages: 329 Year of publication: 2018 ...

Prime Suspect: Guilty or Not Guilty?

By Tọ́pẹ́ Salaudeen-Adégòkè Title: The Final Bet Author: Abdelilah Hamdouchi Translator: Jonathan Smolin  Publisher: Hoopoe Number of pages: 138 Year of publication: 2016 Category: Fiction ‘The true test of democracy is...

Identity and Language in When We Speak of Nothing

By Adaudo Anyiam-Osigwe Title: When We Speak of Nothing Author: Olumide Popoola Publisher: Cassava Republic Press Number of pages: 256 Year of publication: 2017 Category: Fiction The one word which...

Suspect Sojourns: Time as Culprit

By Tomiwa Ilori  Title: The Time-Travels of the Man Who Sold Pickles and Sweets Author: Khairy Shalaby Translator: Michael Cooperson Publisher: Hoopoe Number of pages: 327 ...

How It Happened: A Review of The Book of Memory

By Kemi Falodun Title: The Book of Memory Author: Petina Gappah Publisher: Cassava Republic Press Number of pages: 311 Year of publication: 2016 Category: Fiction ‘Blessed are the forgetful, for...

The Longing of the Dervish Served on a Platter of Love and Revenge

By Agatha Aduro Title: The Longing of the Dervish Author: Hammour Ziada Translator: Jonathan Wright Publisher: Hoopoe Number of pages: 297 Year of publication: 2016 Category: Fiction What happens...

Striking an Oasis: A Review of A Gecko’s Farewell

By Kemi Falodun Title: A Gecko’s Farewell Author: Maik Nwosu Publisher: Parrésia Publishers Ltd Number of pages: 256 Year of publication: 2016 Category: Fiction There have been different...

A Toss between Loss and Love in the Spirit of Time

By Su’eddie Vershima Agema Title: A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me Author: Youssef Fadel Translator: Jonathan Smolin Publisher: Hoopoe Number of pages: 235 Year...

Surviving the Times

By Emeka Ugwu Title: Grace and Other Stories Author: Bongani Sibanda Publisher: Weaver Press Number of pages: 92 Year of publication: 2016 Category: Fiction ‘An eye for an...

The Real-Life Sangoma and the Star Child

By Agbonmire Ifeh Title: Nwelezelanga: The Star Child Author: Unathi Magubeni Publisher: BlackBird Books Number of pages: 129 Year of publication: 2016 Category: Fiction Nwelezelanga: The Star Child is the...

The Imaginativeness and Functionality of African Oral Literature

By Tọ́pẹ́ Salaudeen-Adégòkè Title: Who Told the Most Incredible Story? Author: Naana J E S Opoku-Agyemang Publisher: Afram Publishers (Ghana) Limited Number of pages: 619 (5...

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