Tag: African Authors

  • 10 Must-Read Debut Novels by African Authors

    There’s nothing more special than an author’s first novel. Their first creation they laboured tiresly on, perhaps with little confidence, perhaps on a napkin on a train ride home, or perhaps unaware that their work would shape generations to come. In the post I wanted to share authors from Africa that took the leap. So…

  • The Theory of Flight by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

    Synopsis Between Zimbabwe’s civil war and eventual state of independence, lives a man named Golide Gumede. Golide dreams of building an aeroplane so he can take his wife to Tennessee where she can realize her dream of being a country singer like Dolly Parton. To achieve this dream means standing apart from the world. A…