Books

African Books of 2021
Afrocritik’s 25 Notable African Books of 2021

By Joshua Chizoma 2021 is, without doubt, a great year for African writers and writings.…

Rummaging for Omens - Afrocritik
“Rummaging for Omens”: A Review of Nneoma Otuegbe’s book of poetry

Rummaging for Omens is a book of poetry as much as it is a book…

Bring Me Flowers in April - Afrocritik
A Review of Orode’s “Bring Me Flowers in April”

Franklyn, in his second volume of poems, Bring Me Flowers in April, succeeded in looking…

Patriarchy in Igbo Society - Afrocritik
The Ironies of Patriarchy in Igbo Society: a Review of Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s “The Son of the House”

Women use themselves as rods of chastisement on their fellow women, and this becomes a…

The Girl with the Louding Voice - Afrocritik
In Abi Dare’s “The Girl with the Louding Voice,” Language Plays a Foremost Role in Storytelling

The biggest achievement of “The Girl with the Louding Voice” is how it breaks the…

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The Son of the House: Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s Powerful Storytelling Builds an Edifice from an Age-worn Plot

The work bears the twin markers of excellent prose and an intuitive sense of direction.…

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Chibundu Onuzo’s “The Spider King’s Daughter” Fails Tragically in its Literary Bidding

Chibundu Onuzo’s “The Spider King’s Daughter” takes the form of didacticism that midwifed the Onitsha…

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The Call to Greater Understanding: A Review of Ukamaka Olisakwe’s “Ogadinma: Or Everything Will Be All Right”

…in Ogadinma, Olisakwe reflects back at Nigeria as well as weaves a story around its…

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Book Review: Why Chibundu Onuzo’s “Welcome to Lagos” Failed to Hit Its Mark

By Nzube Nlebedim Chibundu Onuzo’s novel, Welcome to Lagos, is a book that manages to…

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Book Review: In “Colours Of Hatred”, Obinna Udenwe Bridges The Gap Between The Literary And Detective Forms Of Novel Writing

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera Sometimes a book partly introduces itself in the beginning, leaves out…