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Tag: Kunle Afolayan

  • Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Matigari” set for the big screen.

    Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Matigari” set for the big screen.

    Ngugi wa Thiong’o novel Matigari  is set for the big screen says Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan. Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the giants of the African writing game with many books published like Weep Not Child, Devil On The Cross, A Grain of Wheat, Petals of Blood, Wizard of the Crow and many more.…

  • A snapshot of the Ake Festival 2014 in Nigeria

    A snapshot of the Ake Festival 2014 in Nigeria

    The Ake Arts & Books Festival was hosted in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria from 18-22 November. The festival organised by Lola Shoneyin and her team had a huge number of very cool artists attend a literary festival if this list is anything to go by. This is one of the festivals where I couldn’t find…