Nnedi Okorafor talks to NT about her new book
On April 9, Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor announced the acquisition of her new book Lagoon by the publishing house Hodder & Stoughton. As published on her blog, “at its heart a story about[…]
Category: Non-fiction
I Do Not See a Vacuum
“Between that generation and mine is littered so many such equally talented writers” by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo The tributes that have poured in since Achebe’s passing makes this sound like cliché[…]
It Means Nothing!
“Every word any Nigerian author writes about him is in some manner self-serving.” by A. Igoni Barrett Chinua Achebe is dead. I’m putting finishing touches to my first novel. Nigerian roads[…]
He Paved the Way
“to ensure that we do not let shut the window he opened to the world of our shared humanity.” by Ayodele Morocco-Clarke When the news broke on the 22nd of[…]
The Torch Died A While Ago
“Does Achebe’s death change anything for me as a Nigerian ‘writer’? No” by Ayodele Olofintuade Frankly I used to read more of foreign writers than Nigerian writers, so I must[…]
A Tree of a Communal Square
“He indicts us, and not even in the more obvious ways.” by Richard Ali I was walking down the streets of Wuse Zone 5, Abuja when I received a call[…]
To Become Like Him?
“To become like him, or like any writer for that matter, is a false ambition.” by Emmanuel Iduma How can I celebrate Achebe without peddling a contrived tribute? I never[…]
Like a Tide
“It is not a replacement. It is a rebirth” By Jumoke Verissimo There’s a proverb among the Yoruba which says: bi ogede ba ku, yi o fi omo re ropo (Translation: When[…]
The Writer That I Am
“I am able to be the kind of writer that I am” by Chika Unigwe The day before Achebe died, I had dinner with amongst others, the writer Caryl Phillips,[…]
Who Will Tell Our Story?
“We need an uprising of writers against this status quo” by Dami Ajayi Achebe’s death closely followed that of Apostle Obadare, the blind doyen of Koseunti, a fiery prophet like Achebe,[…]