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Literature People

April 19, 2022

It’s no small tale that Nigerians are doing extraordinary things in the diaspora, and these many achievements cus across different fields; entertainment, medicine, technology, academics, you name it. One of such many Nigerians is writer and academic, Teju Cole, who just recently joined Harvard University’s Department of English as the Gore Vidal Professor of the … Continue reading Teju Cole Joins Harvard University As Gore Vidal Professor of Creative Writing

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Arts Books Events

April 19, 2022

For five days in the month of November, the city of Abeokuta will host a celebration of books, art and culture like no other. The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016 will attract novelists, poets, actors, illustrators, musicians, activists and thinkers from all over the African continent to the city beneath the rock, where they … Continue reading The Ake Arts and Book Festival 2016: Abeokuta set for a Celebration of Arts and Literature

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Arts Books motivation

April 19, 2022

“Without stories, we would go mad. Life would lose its moorings or lose its orientations. Even in silence we are living our stories.” ― Ben Okri, Birds of Heaven “Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity … Continue reading On Stories and Writing: Quotes From 10 Nigerian Writers

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CAREER

April 19, 2022

Teju Cole is a Nigerian writer, art historian and a street photographer, who currently lives in the United States. Recently, Teju was named this year’s winner of Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award which fetched him a $10,000 prize. SEYI GESINDE reports. Nigerian author, Teju Cole has won this year’s Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a “distinguished” first novel, … Continue reading Teju Cole Wins Big for First Novel

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