Archive for category: Fiction

Kudirat

Kudirat

0 / February 20, 2012 3:05 am

by Ayodele Olofintuade Kudirat was not in the mood for a party, but it was Chioma’s thirtieth birthday (was that the sixth or seventh time she was celebrating her 30th? Kudirat was not so sure but who cares anyway, her [...]

Why Atidé is Talking to a Coin

Why Atidé is Talking to a Coin

0 / January 31, 2012 11:00 am

By Anja Choon When Atidé[1], who is called Eddy by his school mates in his small town near Edinburgh, visited Yorùbáland during Easter vacation, he was told that his uncle had lost his job a couple of days ago. When [...]

The Lizard

The Lizard

0 / January 29, 2012 11:55 am

by Olumide Abimbola He had been watching his son since he started the game. The boy had been chasing a red-head lizard for about thirty minutes, and now he had finally got him. He held the wriggling lizard by the [...]

Room for Discussion: HOAYS

Room for Discussion: HOAYS

0 / January 28, 2012 6:03 pm

Without a doubt, Chimamanda Adichie’s bestselling book “Half of a Yellow Sun” is a remarkable work detailing one of the most defining times in Nigerian history with a story that is at once human, complex and thoroughly enjoyable. This week, [...]