He refound his voice when he spent time in a bookshop in farflung USA, at the university of Harvard. Jolyon started writing again after he had written several books in the past, one on fly fishing. He is interviewed by his son-in-law Achille Mbembe, a philosopher from Cameroon.
EXTRACT | Tsitsi Dangarembga’s This Mournable Body
Published last year, this latest fruit from Tsisti’s tree tells the story of Tambudzai (yes, the one from Nervous Conditions) who ends up in Harare. We follow her struggles to survive in this town. At every turn she has to look around carefully. Read this extract.
books touched by Africa 