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BOOK REVIEW - A GENERAL THEORY OF OBLIVION
A General Theory of Oblivion by Jose Eduardo Agualusa #Angola Format: Paperback Publisher: Harvill Secker Published: 2012 Translation:...

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Jul 23, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE OLD DRIFT
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell #Zambia Format: Paperback Publisher: Hogarth Published: March 2019 Genre: Genre What? Genre who?...

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Jul 18, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - BELOVED
Viscerally moving from past to present and back, and narrated using flashbacks, Beloved follows the life of Sethe, who much like Garner, is

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Jul 2, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE OTHER AMERICANS
The Other Americans - Laila Lalami Format: Hardback Publisher: Pantheon Published: March 2019 Genre: Fiction Setting: California, US...

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Jun 5, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - PRINCE OF MONKEYS
Growing up in middle-class Lagos, Nigeria during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ihechi forms a band of close friends in his neighborhood.

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May 27, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
A couple of things happen when you wait 10+ years to read a book after its release; i) You somehow already know the entire plot because it..

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May 21, 20192 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE BOOK OF NIGHT WOMEN
The Book of Night Women - Marlon James Format: Paperback Publisher: Riverhead Books, NY Published: 2009 Genre: Historical fiction...

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May 11, 20195 min read


BOOK REVIEW - MY SISTER THE SERIAL KILLER
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Format: Hard Back Publisher: Doubleday, New York Release Date: Sept 2018 Genre: Crime...

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Apr 30, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING
The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany Format: Paperback Publisher: Fourth Estate (an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers) Release...

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Apr 9, 20193 min read


READING AFRICA
My African Reading List I’ve always prided myself in being African Literature savvy but that delusion was swiftly set straight when I...

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Apr 4, 201952 min read


BOOK REVIEW - EXIT WEST
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid Format: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 2017 Genre: Fiction Setting: Unnamed country (Middle...

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Mar 11, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS
A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Format: Paperback Publisher: Riverhead Books Release Date: 2014 Genre: Fiction Setting:...

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Feb 27, 20194 min read


BOOK REVIEW - SWEET MEDICINE
Sweet Medicine by Panashe Chigumadzi Format: Paperback Publisher: Blackbird Books Release Date: 2015 Genre: Fiction Setting: Zimbabwe My...

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Feb 25, 20192 min read


BOOK REVIEW - 491 DAYS
491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69 by Winnie Madikizela Mandela Format: Paperback Publisher: Picador Africa Release Date: 2013 Genre:...

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Feb 25, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - HISTORIES OF THE HANGED: BRITAIN'S DIRTY WAR IN KENYA AND THE END OF EMPIRE
Histories of the Hanged: Britain's Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire by David Anderson Format: Paperback Publisher: Phoenix...

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Jan 8, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - LONDON - CAPE TOWN - JOBURG
London - Cape Town - Joburg by Zukiswa Wanner Format: Paperback Publisher: Kwela Books Release Date: 2014 Genre: Fiction Setting: London...

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Jan 7, 20194 min read


BOOK REVIEW - WELCOME TO LAGOS
Welcome to Lagos - Chibundu Onuzo Format: Paperback Publisher: Faber & Faber Release Date: January 2017 Genre: Fiction Setting: Nigeria...

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Jan 7, 20193 min read


BOOK REVIEW - RED INK
Red Ink By Angela Makholwa Format: Paperback Publisher: Macmillan Release Date: 2007 Genre: Crime / Psychological Thriller Setting: South...

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Dec 11, 20183 min read


BOOK REVIEW - WEEP NOT, CHILD
Weep Not, Child - Ngugi wa Thiong'o Format: Paperback Publisher: East African Educational Publishers Release Date: 1964 Genre: Political...

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Dec 5, 20184 min read


BOOK REVIEW - SPILT MILK
Spilt Milk by Kopano Matlwa Format: Paperback Publisher: Jacana Media Release Date: 2010 Genre: Fiction Setting: South Africa My Rating:...

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Dec 4, 20183 min read
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