It has also been translated into 57 languages. Wole Soyinka became the first African to be awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1986 and Ben Okri's The Famished Road won the coveted Man ...

In October 2008, Es'kia Mphahlele aka Ezekiel Mphahlele, the elder statesman of South African literature and African letters, died in his home town of Lebowakgomo, in the province of Limpopo. He had ...

Brittle Paper has curated an annual list of 100 notable books that have significantly contributed to African literature. As one of the major literary outlets in Africa, curating the list validates the ...

Ake: The Years of Childhood is a beautifully written autobiography that offers a glimpse into Soyinka's formative years in ...

Rhodes University announces the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Masters Scholarship in History, Memory, and Trauma in African ...