“This book brings together shorter essays on a variety of South African, and African writers. The writers focused on include Njabulo Ndebele, Mbulelo Mzamane, Flaxman Qoopane, Don Mattera, Grace Ogot, Okot p'bitek, Assia Djebar, I. Soqaga, Amos Tutuola, Asare Konadu, Ayi Kwei Armah, Pule Lebuso, Mariama Ba, O Bolaji, Camara Laye, Peter Abrahams, among others.
The editor, Mr Soqaga is an award-winning essayist, literary critic, Pan-Africanist and sports enthusiast. He has already published three books, including the much-discussed work, Promoting Quintessential African Writing. Mr Soqaga lives in Mangaung, Free State."
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Breakdown of this work
INTRODUCTION – By Soqaga
AMOS TUTUOLA – Quintessential African Writer By Soqaga
QOOPANE…and thorny issues in South African Writing
By Soqaga
NJABULO NDEBELE’s The Cry of Winnie Mandela by I. M. Soqaga
African Renaissance Anti-Clockwise (Book) by Soqaga
GRACE OGOT’s Land Without Thunder a review by Soqaga
THE LITERARY WORK OF OKOT P’BITEK By Soqaga
REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING MBULELO MZAMANE By O Bolaji
PETER ABRAHAMS - What an inspiration! By Bolaji
ASARE KONADU's A WOMAN IN HER PRIME review by Bolaji
In Search of a Plethora of Critics...By O Bolaji
ASSIA DJEBAR DIES By R Mokoena
CAMARA LAYE (1928 - 1980) by R Mokoena
OLA ROTIMI AND THE WORLD OF THEATRE by L Giwa
SOQAGA Book Review by L Giwa
THE LABOURS OF AUTHORS, EDITORS…by L Giwa
DON MATTERA HONOUREDcourtesy of Mpikeleni Duma
‘EROTIC WRITER’ MBELLA SONNE DIPOKO By T Ebounge
THE SIXTH ANNUAL NORTHERN CAPE WRITERS FESTIVAL (2015) By T M Thiba
‘Transferential displacement' in O Bolaji's Far up! Far out! Far more! By T M Thiba