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[…]
Category: Lit Mag
Editorial #17: What Does It Mean?
The moment news broke about the death of Africa’s foremost novelist, Chinua Achebe, one of the first feelings that came rushing in after the sadness for the loss of a[…]
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,[…]
Art Could Have a Political Opinion
“This is what I will always try to do in my stories.” by Eghosa Imasuen The first Achebe book I read was Chike and the River. I remembered the way[…]
Chinua Achebe (1930-2013)
If what has been reported in various places online, and comments from close family members and colleagues are anything to go by, Africa’s foremost novelist and author of the famous Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe, has passed[…]
Editorial #16: For World Book Day
Growing up in the Nigeria of the eighties, without internet, the only other sources of connection with the larger world were the black-and-white (and later colour) television in the living[…]
Taps for Summer: Seven Seasons, Alien Seasons
by Ikhide Ikheloa For you … I have this note that says call me tomorrow Tomorrow never comes because I never call you Today never ends because you never[…]