Nigerian Novelist Elechi Amadi
Elechi Amada said that “An African writer who really wants to interpret the African scene has to write in three dimensions at once. There is the private life, the social life, and what you...
Category: African Writers
So Long a Letter
Mariama Ba revered education. Not surprising since she was born into an educated Muslim family in which her father was the first minister of health in Senegal. Her father insisted she focus her...
Miguel Algarin Poetry
I came from a family where culture prevailed. My folks gave me a love of culture. So there is nothing surprising about Shakespeare being in my life. It would be surprising if he weren’t....
Haitian Novelist Jacques Stephen Alexis
The trees fall from time to time, but the voice of the forest never loses its power. Life begins.- Jacques Stephen Alexis Brought up into one of Haiti’s literary families, Jacques Stephen Alexis’s father,...
Ousmane Sembène’s Awesome Quotes
“L’Afrique ne se développera pas sans la participation concrète de la femme. La conception que nos pères avaient de la femme doit être enterrée une fois pour toutes. [The development of Africa will...
Picking Safi Faye’s Thoughts: An Interview
Described by Françoise Pfaff as a “strong-minded and outspoken yet amiable woman possessing a keen sense of humor,” Safi Faye believes that a structure must bear the signature of the film. Although she is...
Souleymane Cissé: The Idealistic Cinephile
Souleymane Cisse is a Malian Filmmaker (b. April 21, 1940, Bamako, Mali) and one of the most popular directors in Africa. He became a film devotee as a young child, when his brothers took...
Where To Find Ousmane Sembene Films
I wanted to help you guys find where you can purchase or rent Ousmane Sembene’s films and books. Refer to my post Ousmane Sembene Films for more info on his films. Kudos to Mount Holyoke for...
God’s Bits of Wood – Ousmane Sembene
Film artist Ousmane Sembene, has been a great influence for me as a fellow Senegalese who hopes to someday create magic in the film industry.With his trademark dark glasses and pipe,which somehow reminds me...
The Dilemma of a Ghost – Ama Ata Aidoo
Hailing from Abeadzi Kyiakor, Ghana Ama Ata Aidoo is a playwright, novelist and poet. Her works examine the traditional roles that were the norm to African women. Aidoo’s first play, The Dilemma of a Ghost...
