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The Colonial Enterprise and Okonkwo´s Suicide

The Colonial Enterprise and Okonkwo´s Suicide

by Ohaji MacDonald | Jan 14, 2021 | Reviews & Essays

Okonkwo, the protagonist in Chinua Achebe´s Things Fall Apart, is decidedly against everything that made up his father´s idiosyncrasies: effeminacy, poverty, the love for music, expressions of affection. The aversion to his father´s traits is arguably the founding...
Owning and Creating Legacies in our Language: A Conversation with Bura-Bari Nwilo

Owning and Creating Legacies in our Language: A Conversation with Bura-Bari Nwilo

by Miracle Afigbo | Nov 13, 2020 | Reviews & Essays

Bura-Bari Nwilo is a postgraduate student of African literature at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, where he also received his undergraduate degree in English Literature. Bura-Bari has been published across print and electronic platforms around the world. His poems...
An Orchestra of Reflective Symphonies: A Review of Iliya Kambai Dennis’ Songs We Sing Before We Sleep

An Orchestra of Reflective Symphonies: A Review of Iliya Kambai Dennis’ Songs We Sing Before We Sleep

by Hussani Abdulrahim | Oct 8, 2020 | Reviews & Essays

Title: Songs We Sing Before We SleepAuthor: Iliya Kambai DennisGenre: PoetryPages: 44Format: E-BookPublishers: Authorpedia PublishersYear: 2020 In his praise for Iliya Kambai Dennis’ Songs We Sing Before We Sleep, Jide Badmus, author of Scripture, terms it “a vibrant...
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