Africa Talks Back: Interviews With Anglophone African Writers

by Bernth Lindfors (Editor)

The twenty-eight interviews collected in this edited volume were conducted between 1969 and 1986 in various parts of Africa, Europe and the United States. In this volume, leading writers from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Malawi and South Africa speak out candidly about significant literary developments in Africa. Among those interviewed are Chinua Achebe, Kofi Awoonor, Dennis Brutus, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, Joe de Graft, Michael J. C. Echeruo, Obi Egbuna, Cyprian Ekwensi, Aubrey Kalitera, Ken Lipenga, David G. Maillus, Es’kia Mphalele, John Munonye, Meja Mwangi, Peter Nazareth, Anthony Nazombe, Njabulo Ndebele, Hilary Ng’weno, Grace Ogot, Gabriel Okara, Okt p’Bitek, Kole Omotoso, Richard Rive, Ola Rotimi, David Rubadiri, Taban lo Liyong, and Kalu Uka.

434 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2002

About the author

Bernth O Lindfors is professor emeritus of English at the University of Texas.