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This is a list of novelists from Africa, including those associated with as well as born in specified countries. A. Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigeria; P. A. K ...
Pacesetter Novels are a collection of 130 works of popular fiction written by notable African authors, published by Macmillan. [1] The series was started in 1977, with the first book being Director! by Agbo Areo.
Chantal Magalie Mbazoo-Kassa, French-language poet and novelist [10] Justine Mintsa (1967–), French-language novelist [11] Nadège Noëlle Ango Obiang (1973–), French-language short story writer [12] Nadia Origo (1977–), novelist and publisher; Honorine Ngou (1957–), novelist and academic; Vincent de Paul Nyonda (1918–1995), playwright
Books in the series have also won the Commonwealth Prize, the NOMA Award for African Writing, the Caine Prize for African Writing, and Guardian Fiction Prize. In 2002, at a celebration of Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century, Heinemann was given a prize, as 12 of the titles chosen were from the series.
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African literature is literature from Africa, either oral ("orature") or written in African and Afro-Asiatic languages. Examples of pre-colonial African literature can be traced back to at least the fourth century AD. The best-known is the Kebra Negast, or "Book of Kings" from the 14th century AD. [1]
Edward Wilmot Blyden (3 August 1832 – 7 February 1912) was an Americo-Liberian [1] educator, writer, diplomat, and politician who was primarily active in West Africa.Born in the Danish West Indies, he joined the waves of black immigrants from the Americas who migrated to Liberia.
Beverley Naidoo was born on 21 May 1943 in Johannesburg, South Africa.She grew up under apartheid laws that gave privilege to white children. Black children were sent to separate, inferior schools and their families were told where they could live, work and travel.