by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 21, 2021 | Gist Corner
Image: The Guardian Ayishat Akanbi has a forthcoming book titled, The Awokening: Clarity, Culture and Identity in the Web of Chaos. The book focuses on the controversies surrounding “wokeness.” The book was acquired by Jenny Lord,...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 16, 2021 | Gist Corner
Ould Slahi’s memoir, Guantanámo Diary, which was published in 2015 by Little Brown and Company is set for theatrical release in the United States on February 19. The film adaptation of the book is titled The Mauritanian.The Film is produced by BBC and is directed by...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 16, 2021 | Gist Corner
Ben Okri has a new collection of poems titled, A Fire in My Head: Poems for the Dawn.The collection is Okri’s first in nine years ever since the publication of Wild in 2012. Okri’s new collection was released on January 7 by the Head of Zeus which also reissued Okri’s...
by Thandi Soko-de Jong | Jan 16, 2021 | Reviews & Essays
Shortly after the outbreak of the First World War, John Chilembwe (1871-1915) organized an uprising against colonial rule, which did not turn out successful. He is however celebrated in Malawi on every 15th January as a hero of independence. This essay is written to...
by Chibuike Ogbonnaya | Jan 15, 2021 | Gist Corner
Nnedi Okorafor’s “On the Road,” which was first published in her 2013 short story collection Kabu Kabu, https://bookshop.org/books/kabu-kabu/9781607014058?aid=63 has been adapted into a graphic novel by John Jennings, the founder and director of Megascope . The work...
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