Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara is a landmark literary anthology published in 2014 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Curated under the auspices of the Hay Festival and in celebration of Port Harcourt’s selection as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2014, the collection brings together thirty-nine of the most promising and distinctive writers …
Wole Soyinka’s A Shuttle in the Crypt is a profoundly visceral collection of poetry written during his two years of solitary confinement (1967–1969) during the Nigerian Civil War. Soyinka was imprisoned by the federal government for writings perceived as sympathetic to secessionist Biafra, and this volume serves as a “map of the course trodden by …
Wole Soyinka’s A Play of Giants is a blistering satire that dissects the grotesque nature of power, the complicity of international interests, and the intellectual rationalizations of tyranny. Set within the Bugaran Embassy to the United Nations in New York, the play features a quartet of African dictators modeled on real-life figures as they navigate …
Wole Soyinka’s A Dance of the Forests is a complex, multi-layered play that was first performed in 1960 as part of the Nigerian Independence Celebrations. The play serves as a profound critique of the tendency of new nations to romanticize their past while ignoring the repetitive patterns of human cruelty and failure. The central dynamic …