“In the era of Black Lives Matter, Frantz Fanon’s shadow looms larger than ever. He was the intellectual activist of the postcolonial era,…
“As his parents struggle to put food on the table, Azaro, a little boy living in the ghetto of an African city during British colonial rule…
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“Babakar is a doctor living alone, with only the memories of his childhood in Mali. In his dreams, he receives visits from his blue-eyed…
Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control - by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it…
“Southeastern Nigeria. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts,…
A collection of poignant writings from inmates of Luzira prison in Uganda. This book was born from a creative writing project run by Uganda…
“For 100 days, Juliane Okot Bitek recorded the lingering nightmare of the Rwandan genocide in a poem–each poem recalling the senseless loss…
“Lindanathi and his friends—Cecelia and Ruan—make their living working low-paying jobs and selling anti-retroviral drugs (during the period…
“This dark and suspenseful novel tells the story of a fictitious West African country caught in the grip of civil war. The dispassionate…