How to be famous in South Africa? And without knowing it. This is what happened to Sixto Rodriguez, a musician from the United States of Music. A book was written about this intriguing event in history. A documentary was filmed about the search of finding Rodriguez, The Sugar Man.
abubakar adam ibrahim
Here you will find an interview with the Nigerian writer Abubakar Adam Ibrahim. He talks about the books who likes, the writers that have influenced him.
lewis r gordon on frantz fanon
The name of Frantz Fanon regurlarly circulates in African circles an beyond those circles. Who was this man? What were his ideas? The philosopher Lewis R. Gordon has written a book on the thoughts of this Fanon. Here you find an extract of his book.
the black sash
It all started in the year 1955 in South Africa. An organization by women for a struggle against apartheid was started. All women who were allowed to vote were able to become a member, in practice this meant that only white women could join the organization called Black Sash. A book has been published about … Continue reading the black sash
i was nervous that my mother
Recently she won the Caine Prize. This prize put her name on the world wide screen. She gave many interviews and here are the highlights of one of these interviews.
dramatic end to film festival
She made a name for herself with her debut novel ‘Nervous Conditions’. Now there are some nervous situations in the Zimbabwean art circles. Comment were made, remarks were posted. Tsitsi was blasted (or was she?). Race and gender and film and books. Ingredients for a new novel. Read a newspaper story about it.
books touched by Africa 