A Review of A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o
“The coward lived to see his mother while the brave was left dead in the battlefield. And to ward off a blow is not cowardice.”…
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In the past few months I have coincidentally found myself reading books whose settings have been around some sort of political upheavals or civil war…
Read MoreA Review of Season of Crimson Blossoms by Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
“Abubakar Adam Ibrahim is exactly what Northern Nigerian Literature should look like. This is a very moving book, a love story, with the unlikeliest of…
Read MoreBoy Interrupted by Saah Millimono – A Review
What happens when a young boy’s life is interrupted by war?
Read MoreThe Memory of Love by Aminatta Forna – A Review
Memories of love. This is a more accurate title to this book that I think is now one of my favourites. What makes a book…
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