We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo, is one book that has shown so much promise and leaves us expectant of what will come from the writer, next. NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele, an expatriate Zimbabwean writer who lives currently in the United States of America. It is a debut novel…
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The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives is a beautiful piece of literature that is at once provocative and hilarious and as with most authors, the author has a large following. However, there’s a few things you didn’t know about Lola Shoneyin that you might want to take a look at….
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Racism has become an issue that we can no longer ignore in these times. We at Torie’s blog know that fighting for a cause requires a thorough knowledge of the issue. It is why we have decided to bring to you these books that discuss the issue of race…..
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African French writers are serving up hot stuff and we thought you should meet some of them.
1. Alain Mabanckou – Congo.
Alain Mabanckou is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic, a French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he is currently a Professor of Literature at UCLA. He is best known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora in France.
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WhatsApp tribe. Community Manager (Zoltan): Good evening Tribesmen!! If you were to meet your Favorite Author , who would that be and what would you say to them?? (Put the name first and your epistle), we would be sharing this and tagging them! Let’s do this! Victoria: Hmm Dear Wole Soyinka, I have so many
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There are a lot of books by African authors to be released but we have selected the top three guaranteed to leave you panting and wanting for more. Enjoy, in anticipation.
3 books by African authors to be released this year. Read More »
Second- Class citizen was written by Nigerian author, Florence Onyebuchi Emecheta, better known as BuchiEmecheta. Most people are familiar with her book, The Joys of Motherhood. The novel was originally published in London in 1974 and was published the following year in the USA. The book may be called a novella as it has 174 pages. It is often regarded as a semi-autobiographical work and was later published in one volume, together with the author’s other book, The Bride Price.
SECOND- CLASS CITIZEN – BUCHI EMECHETA: A REVIEW. Read More »
Gathering and Arranging researched information for representation in an article might come in easy for some people, but for some of us, it might not come in that easy.
Every essay or article should gradually present the points of the author in a logical and reasonable sense and most of the time in sober articles, I found out that the author actually had a point but lost focus in presenting it reasonably for the audience. So I decided to help. How?
Read on…
Logical Progressions in Writing- Sequel to Tips on Writing for beginners. Read More »
Topic Angle: If you are given a topic for an article or any write-up whatsoever, your subject should take a particular angle of expression, which you are supposed to find before doing your research. Why? So there
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How our Tribesmen deal with Writer’s block. Writers block describes when you have no creative surge to write, as a result of exhaustion, stress or just vibes.
How to deal with Writer’s Block- by the Tribesmen. Read More »