by Testimony Soyoye When we read books telling stories about Africa, we are eager to learn about our continent and our history. It is however more beautiful when we see our true stories, our history in print. Female African authors are fulfilling the purpose of African literature; to show the world Africa as she truly …
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African literature encompasses all oral and written literature and aims at portraying Africa in its truest form. African writers have projected their voices on issues concerning the African society. We have put together a few of these amazing persons..
We believe in the beauty of our past, we encourage every creative and help them find themselves by discovering their pasts. We believe that soon African literature will become a vast body of work that is referenced in the literary space and beyond. At the moment, we need more hands to enable us to actualize our dreams effectively. If you’ll love to be one of those who will help us propel our boats faster, do join us. We need you.
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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