In the morning, there is an urgent knocking on my door. I wake up with a start, stare into the darkness for a second, and check the time. 5 a.m. Annoyed, I drag my feet and open it to see my father beckoning me outside. “It’s not even 6 o’clock yet—,” I start, scratching my […]
Read an Excerpt of Yaa Gyasi’s $1-Million Debut Novel
In the spring of 2014, G.P. Putnam’s Sons paid a whooping million dollars to acquire Yaa Gyasi’s debut manuscript. The news caused a lot of excitement in the global publishing industry, especially, here in the African literary community. Gyasi was born in Ghana but grew up predominantly in the US. She was inspired to write […]
According to Prof. | by Hamza Moshood | An African Story
Stepping out of the main hall, you walk into the lobby of the conference centre. Here, you pause for a minute to reflect on all that was discussed at the conference. In truth, you did not fully grasp all that was discussed. A week ago too, when you saw the poster that announced this event, you […]