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June 11, 2020

African crime and detective fiction reshapes the genre

Aretha Phiri, Rhodes University and Sam Naidu, Rhodes University

Crime fiction is the second most popular literary genre in Africa after romance. A reading of Kenyan author Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ’s Black Star Nairobi reveals how it has disrupted the genre.

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April 30, 2020

The eight must‑read African novels to get you through lockdown

Isabel Hofmeyr, University of the Witwatersrand; Aretha Phiri, Rhodes University; Grace Musila, University of the Witwatersrand; Manosa Nthunya, University of the Witwatersrand; Nedine Moonsamy, University of Pretoria; Sam Naidu, Rhodes University; Sarah Nuttall, University of the Witwatersrand; Susan Kiguli, Makerere University, and Tom Odhiambo, University of Nairobi

African academics draw up a reading list that speaks to the vibrancy of contemporary as well as older African literature.

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