Category: Rwanda
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Book Digest: Bilguissa Diallo, Edify Yakusak, Jo Ingabire Moys, K. Ancrum
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Bilguissa Diallo, Edify Yakusak, Jo Ingabire Moys, and K. Ancrum. Transhumances by Bilguissa Diallo Publisher: Les EditricesDate: May 26, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: FrenchWhere to find it: Indigo, Bilguissa Diallo Bilguissa Diallo is a French journalist, activist, and novelist who was born in France and lives near Paris.…
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Island Prize 2025 shortlist announced
The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa 2025 shortlist was made public on Monday, May 5, 2025. The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is from Holland House Books (UK), Karavan Press (SA), and Booker Prize longlistee Karen Jennings. It aims to give writers from Africa (or the diaspora) a chance…
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Island Prize 2025 longlist announced
The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa 2025 longlist was made public on Monday, March 24, 2025. The Island Prize for a Debut Novel from Africa is a prize from Holland House Books (UK), Karavan Press (SA), and Booker Prize longlistee Karen Jennings. It aims to give writers from Africa (or the diaspora)…
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Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2025 finalists announced
The Prix Ahmadou Kourouma 2025 finalists were announced in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Ahmadou Kourouma was a legendary Ivorian novelist of many titles including Les Soleils des indépendances (1968), Le Diseur de verité (1972), and the most famous Allah n’est pas oblige (2000) which was translated to Allah Is Not Obliged. The…
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African Writers Awards 2024 shortlists announced.
The African Writers Awards, African Teen Writers Awards, and the Wakini Kuria Prize for Children’s Literature shortlists were announced on September 23, 2024. The African Writers Awards were conceived by the African Writers Development Trust to celebrate the best-emerging writing talents on the continent. Some previous winners have been Manu Herbstein, Maryhilda Ibe, Chiamaka Onu-Okpara,…
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Prix Renaudot 2024 Premiere Selection announced
The first selection for Prix Renaudot 2024 was announced on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Here are the writers of African descent on the list. Prix Renaudot is a French literary prize awarded to the author of an outstanding original novel published during the previous year. It was created by ten art critics awaiting the results…
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Book Digest: Edwidge Danticat, Gaël Faye, Foluso Agbaje, Billy Kahora
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Edwidge Danticat, Gaël Faye, Foluso Agbaje, and Billy Kahora. We’re Alone by Edwidge Danticat Publisher: Graywolf PressDate: September 3, 2024Genre: Nonfiction, EssaysLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Graywolf Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat is the author of several books, including…
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Book Digest: Djaïli Amadou Amal, Ahmed Naji, Charles Siboto
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Ahmed Naji, Charles Siboto, and Djaïli Amadou Amal. Egypt + 100 Stories from a Century after Tahrir Edited by Ahmed Naji Publisher: Comma PressDate: July 25, 2025Genre: Fiction, AnthologyLanguage: English (Translation from Arabic)Where to find it: Comma Press…
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Scholastique Mukasonga wins Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2024
Scholastique Mukasonga’s novel Kibogo won the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2024 in Oxford, UK on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize is awarded to book-length literary translations into English from any living European language. Worth £2000, it aims to honour the translation craft and recognise its cultural importance. It was founded by Lord Weidenfeld and…
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Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse wins Prix France Televisions 2024
Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse’s memoir Le Convoi won at the Prix France Televisions 2024 in Paris, France on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Prix France Televisions is an annual literary award rewarding authors of works published in French in recent literary news in both fiction and nonfiction since 1995. Previous winners have included Nathacha Appanah, Ali Zamir,…
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Percival Everett, Scholastique Mukasonga on Internationaler Literaturpreis 2024 shortlist
Percival Everett and Scholastique Mukasonga are on the shortlist for Germany’s Internationaler Literaturpreis 2024 announced on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Internationaler Literaturpreis (English: International Literature Award) is a German literary award for international prose translated into German for the first time. It has been awarded annually by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt and the…
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Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2024 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2024 was announced on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize is for book-length literary translations into English from any living European language. It aims to honour the translation craft and recognise its cultural importance. It was founded by Lord Weidenfeld and is supported by New College, The…
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Book Digest: Olumide Popoola, Albert Kokolomami, Dorcy Rugamba, Sarah Dass
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Olumide Popoola, Albert Kokolomami, Dorcy Rugamba, and Sarah Dass. Like Water Like Sea by Olumide Popoola Publisher: Cassava Republic PressDate: May 9, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Olumide Popoola Olumide Popoola is a London-based Nigerian German writer…
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Book Digest: Scholastique Mukasonga, Scholar V Akinyi, Nkateko Masinga, Michael Donkor
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Scholastique Mukasonga, Scholar V Akinyi, Nkateko Masinga, and Michael Donkor. Grow Where They Fall by Michael Donkor Publisher: PenguinDate: March 7, 2024Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Michael Donkor Michael Donkor was born in London to Ghanaian…
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Translations: Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Maaza Mengiste, Scholastique Mukasonga, Fred Khumalo
Translations of books by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Maaza Mengiste, Scholastique Mukasonga, and Fred Khumalo are available for your reading pleasure. Book: The Villain’s DanceOriginal Title: Author: Fiston Mwanza MujilaTranslator: Roland GlasserPublisher: Deep Vellum PublishingPublishing Date: March 12, 2024Language: French to EnglishWhere to Find it: Deep Vellum Full of wit, music, and a rollicking cast of…