Monday, June 1, 2015

GLIMPSES INTO AFRICAN LITERATURE




“This book brings together shorter essays on a variety of South African, and African writers.  The writers focused on include Njabulo Ndebele, Mbulelo Mzamane, Flaxman Qoopane, Don Mattera, Grace Ogot, Okot p'bitek, Assia Djebar, I. Soqaga, Amos Tutuola, Asare Konadu, Ayi Kwei Armah, Pule Lebuso, Mariama Ba, O Bolaji, Camara Laye, Peter Abrahams, among others.

The editor,  Mr Soqaga is an award-winning essayist, literary critic, Pan-Africanist and sports enthusiast. He has already published three books, including the much-discussed work, Promoting Quintessential African Writing. Mr Soqaga lives in Mangaung, Free State."

* From the blurb

Breakdown of this work
INTRODUCTION – By Soqaga

AMOS TUTUOLA – Quintessential African Writer By Soqaga

QOOPANE…and thorny issues in South African Writing
By Soqaga

NJABULO NDEBELE’s The Cry of Winnie Mandela   by I. M. Soqaga

 African Renaissance Anti-Clockwise (Book)   by Soqaga

GRACE OGOT’s Land Without Thunder a review by Soqaga

THE LITERARY WORK OF OKOT P’BITEK  By Soqaga

REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING MBULELO MZAMANE By O Bolaji

PETER ABRAHAMS - What an inspiration! By Bolaji

ASARE KONADU's A WOMAN IN HER PRIME review by Bolaji

In Search of a Plethora of Critics...By O Bolaji

ASSIA DJEBAR DIES By R Mokoena

 CAMARA LAYE (1928 - 1980) by R Mokoena
  
OLA ROTIMI AND THE WORLD OF THEATRE by L Giwa
SOQAGA Book Review by L Giwa
 
THE LABOURS OF AUTHORS, EDITORS…by L Giwa 

     DON MATTERA HONOURED courtesy of Mpikeleni Duma

‘EROTIC WRITER’ MBELLA SONNE DIPOKO By T Ebounge

THE SIXTH ANNUAL NORTHERN CAPE WRITERS FESTIVAL (2015) By T M Thiba
  
‘Transferential displacement' in O Bolaji's Far up! Far out! Far more! By T M Thiba 


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