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What I read in the first half of 2013 and where I am heading for the rest of the year
We are in June! God, Time flies. I remember January like it was yesterday. My Reading Report: What did I read in the first half of the year? I have separated my list per genre: Non-Fiction Business Winner Take All By Dambisa Moyo Poor Economics: A radical Rethinking on how to fight poverty By Esther Duflo…
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2013 is a defining year in my “reading life”. Why is that? Because in 2013, plenty of books are about immigrants – first and second generation. I have been wondering for quite some time now, when we will get past writing about colonialism, neo-colonialism and write more about the daily lives of Diaspora’s people or…
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Ghana must go by Taiye Selasi
If you are into books, then chances are you have heard of “Ghana must go”. This novel was one of the most anticipated forthcoming book this spring. I did a Guestpost about it on Afrokanlife. Some of the section of that article will be reproduced here. About the author Ghana Must Go is the author debut novel. Who…
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‘Ghana must go’ and ‘Americanah’ : The Afropolitans Books Everyone is Talking About
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN AFROKANLIFE.COM In the literary word, two young African writers are creating a lot of buzz this spring. Indeed, two new books are being released and it’s all about Afropolitans and their relation to the motherland. 1-Ghana must go by Taiye Selasi released March 2013 “Ghana Must Go is at once…
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