African Literature

Jennifer Makumbi
Jennifer Makumbi’s “A Girl is a Body of Water” is a New Height for the African Coming-of-Age Novel

The lives of the characters are subject to the precolonial Ugandan history which foreshadows their…

Adedayo Agarau
Adedayo Agarau’s Poetic Heart and Vision for African Poetry

Adedayo Agarau’s poetry is the product and mix of influences from the poets he has…

African Essays of 2021
Afrocritik’s 20 Remarkable African Essays of 2021

By Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera There is a widely-held consensus that 2021 is a great year…

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…

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…

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Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Nobel Prize Win and the Politics of Storytelling

It only seems that whatever work is done, the academy holds its right to certain…