I love how she is unapologetic about feminism. Even if she was not a great writer, u would still love the person she is.Munachimso_Nwaogazie wrote: ↑06 Jul 2020, 17:17 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. I like her because of Americanah. Great book!
Who's your favorite black/African author?
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Is that your book? What are the chances of you sharing both names with your favorite writerSamchege wrote: ↑29 Sep 2019, 10:58 As an African American myself, I love Sam Chege. Because of his Book "Life Is God’s Best Gift".
This book is all about African wisdom. He gathered around 365 proverbs in his book from all African countries.
He Say, "Africa is the birthplace of the human race, once great civilizations, and a place where knowledge, art, music, democracy, culture, trade, agriculture and wisdom first flourished. Her ancient crypts are rich with proverbs, enduring life lessons and pearls of wisdom that have universal application. But they are not well known. "
A friend suggested me his book, I bought it and really felt proud being an African American after reading the Book.
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I love his books. River Between was compulsory literature when I was in high schoolchikara312 wrote: ↑05 Jul 2020, 18:33I also enjoy Nguni Wa Thiongo’s works. Have you read Petals of Blood or The Wizard of the Crow? They’re both fantastic.
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This is the first I gave had of him. I love hiw George Orwell captures evils and inadequacies in society. Any author compared to him, I would love their work.Ayodave wrote: ↑12 Sep 2018, 22:51 Professor Sole Soyinka that's not because of his feat( Nobel laureate )but because it is deserving-He writes in like manner with George Orwell,Exposing the ills of African leaders and still making African cultural heritage dynamic even during the racism years of 1960-70's. His use of Imagery and concise literary techniques is worthwhile.
Please recommend some of Sole's favorite reads?
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Oh My!!! Difficult Women should be the book of the year.cianarae wrote: ↑23 Apr 2018, 15:08 Roxane Gay is my favorite! Her works about feminism are very helpful to me as a white person trying to not suck so much. I also recently read her anthology of short stories Difficult Women and it was beautiful.
I'm grateful to have been introduced to Roxane Gay in one of my college classes.
Also, how did you draw parallels between feminism and being white?
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Which books are your favorite by him?
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I loved Binyavanga, rest his soul. He experienced so much prejudice from Africans. Isn't it sad how inconsiderate we can be when dismissing "White ways"?
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