African Literature

[close] A group of enthusiastic people who are willing to discuss about their reading experiences. The aim of the group is to allow a comfortable platform for readers to share their views and thoughts about books, authors while working towards building active conversations. Welcome and enjoy :)

[close] Ìtàn Kíkà in Yoruba means story reading or fiction reading. Through the Ìtàn Kíkà group the aim is to encourage reading of accomplished African fiction authors who are sporadically promoted or seldom discussed.

[close] This book club is based on the Reading Africa project described on Me in Mzansi. It's a project to combat xenophobia in South Africa through pan-Africanist literature. Anyone can join (you don't need to be South African). The goal is to read one book from each African country! Each month, a book will be chosen from a selection and then we will discuss the book. The book should be set in that particular country and written by someone from that country. (This can be quite tricky to define but it really depends on each author's individual relationship with that country). The book should undermine the stereotypes that Wainaina mentions in "How to Write about Africa" and Adichie talks about in "The Danger of a Single Story".

[close] A group for anyone interested in or reading books by African writers. We discuss, celebrate and share our experiences with the African literary scene and explore many of the books that come from the continent.