“Our obsession with the Nobel Prize diminishes us’’ – Okey Ndibe
At a book chat session on Saturday, 19 November, the writer Okey Ndibe said, ‘Our obsession with the Nobel Prize (for literature) diminishes us (Africans)’’. The book session had Kola Tubosun as the moderator, and Congolese novelist, Alain Mabanckou, as the other member of the…
Ngugi waThiong’o and Kunle Ajibade recount prison experiences at Ake
To many it was a delightful surprise when it was announced that foremost literary giant, Ngugi wa Thiongo, will headline the 2016 Ake Arts and Book Festival. Books like Weep Not Child, have been a staple of secondary school education that for many attendees at…
Ngugi wa Thiong’o To Headline Ake Festival 2016 in Abeokuta
Literary giant, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, will headline the 2016 Ake Festival. For lovers of literature and the arts, the festival which starts from the 15th and ends on the 19th November, is not an event to miss. It will take place at the Arts and…