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Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s new novel is a modern Nigerian tragedy about the rich and the poor Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ took the literary world by storm with her debut novel Stay With Me in 2017. Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, whose novel A Spell of Good Things has been longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize. Roberto Ricciuti/Getty Images Sakiru Adebayo, University […]

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Paulina Chiziane, Mozambique’s grand novelist, finally receives her prestigious award

Paulina Chiziane, Mozambique’s grand novelist, finally receives her prestigious award Paulina Chiziane, the first woman to publish a novel in Mozambique, has become the first African woman to receive the most important award for Portuguese literature, the Camões Prize. Paulina Chiziane in Portugal after being awarded the Camões Prize for writers from Portuguese-speaking countries. […]

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One of the world’s largest festivals of Black culture is devoting a day to Nollywood for the first time

One of the world’s largest festivals of Black culture is devoting a day to Nollywood for the first time The Nigerian filmmaking hub currently sits second among the world’s most prolific film industries, producing thousands of movies every year and contributing millions of dollars to the country’s GDP. Nimi Princewill […]

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Textile queen Maman Creppy has died: the last of West Africa’s legendary wax cloth traders has left her mark

Textile queen Maman Creppy has died: the last of West Africa’s legendary wax cloth traders has left her mark Dédé Rose Gamélé Creppy, who has died aged 89, was one of west Africa’s most influential wax cloth traders. She was the youngest, and the last living, “Nana Benz” – the legendary first […]

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Nigerian Architect Olajumoke Adenowo on Making It in a Patriarchal Society and Her New Book

Nigerian Architect Olajumoke Adenowo on Making It in a Patriarchal Society and Her New Book Hailed as “Africa’s star-chitect” by CNN, she hopes Africa, and Nigeria in particular, will one day welcome a globally recognizable monument like the Eiffel Tower, and this fresh chapter in Nigeria’s political history might be a new […]

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46 Books that Changed the World

46 Books that Changed the World These books altered history in ways big and small. These books altered history in ways big and small. / Luria/Shutterstock (watercolor background), Tanya Syrytsyna/Shutterstock (book and cloud), Oxygen64/Shutterstock (hammer sickle), Istry Istry/Shutterstock (bird), Isaxar/Shutterstock (quixote) // Photo Illustration by Justin Dodd/Mental Floss   By April […]

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