Idza Luhumyo, winner of the 2022 AKO Caine Prize, discusses short stories, agency, and power.
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The past and the present side by side: a conversation with Peter Kimani
I am contesting the validity of history as we know it, because what is recorded is never told from the perspective of the victim, it is always the victor.
Read MorePEN Atlas Q&A: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
In conversation with the prolific author, playwright and academic to mark the publication of his latest memoir, Birth of a Dream Weaver.
Read MoreA Golden Age for the African Short Story
On 14 July 2014, Okwiri Oduor became the 15th winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, for her short story ‘My Father’s Head’, making her the third Kenyan winner of the Prize
Read MoreThe Achebe I Knew
Ahead of the Africa Writes festival 2013 (5-7 July) PEN Atlas hears from African writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on his friend and mentor Chinua Achebe.
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