‘The stories in ‘South Side’ are set in places I have never been’
In the first part of this interview, Akin Adesokan, author of South Side fielded questions about the intentional internationality of...
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Akin Adesokan’s novel South Side is a timely platforming of the stateless African
The most archetypal life of the stateless African, marked by identity conflict and forced displacement, is at the core of...
“New York, My Village” Review: Uwem Akpan’s Book Is An Important Breakaway From Conventional Contemporary Setting
New York, My Village is as much a novel about the Biafran War as it is about the protagonist’s experiences...
In South Side, Adesokan explores displacement, identity, mystery of being
The central character of Akin Adesokan’s recently published novel, South Side, is an author struggling with finding a voice and...
On Akin Adesokan’s South Side
“Anything we do, as humans, it requires struggle. Love, for example. It’s a beautiful emotion to have, but it doesn’t...
The Uneasiness of Belonging: A review of Akin Adesokan’s South Side — Olukorede S. Yishau
In the prologue of Akin Adesokan’s sophomore novel, South Side, a reader is likely quick to ask: What exactly is...
In Ever Obi’s “Some Angels Don’t See God,” the Past Haunts the Future, Forever
Ever Obi titled his first novel Men Don’t Die. His second novel, Some Angels Don’t See God, continues in this...
This Angel Needs A God
Some Angels Don’t See God consists of two parts and 20 chapters, set in the key cities of Aba, Nnewi,...
11 writers jostle for $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
11 writers jostle for $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature
… Uwem Akpan amplifies forgotten voices of the civil war in Lagos reading
In the first leg of his Nigerian book tour, Uwem Akpan, author of the critically acclaimed novel, New York, My...