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Harare North

 

Harare North

by

Brian Chikwava

 

It is in order to advise aspiring writers of the literary story that not all narratives from Africa need to be served up with its own patented variant of language.

I would argue that the main strength of ‘Harmattan Rain’ is its in-depth exploration of Ghana’s political evolution since the pre-Independence 1950’s.  In this way it serves as a useful introduction to the country’s recent political history.

 

Harmattan Rain

by

Ayesha Harruna Attah

Harmattan Rain

An Elegy for Easterly

 

 

An Elegy for Easterly

by

Petina Gappah

 

In The Maid from Lalapanzi will probably be found the dog with the longest name in the world (They shot into the air to frighten people, and when her grandmother’s dog Pfungwadzebenzi barked, a guerrilla shot him in the stomach and he limped off to the forest to die)

There is a sense in which any George Elliot Clarke prose would probably 'degenerate' into poetry anyway, such is his felicity with the English language,

 

I & I

by

George Elliot Clarke

I & I, by G.E. Clarke

 

Voice of a Dream

by

Glaydah Namukasa


The storyline is not unfamiliar, particularly with families living in the developing countries. The overriding themes in the novel are timely and significant,

 

   
       
 
 
       
               
         
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