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This is a list of prominent and notable writers from Africa. It includes poets , novelists , children's writers , essayists , and scholars , listed by country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The best-known is the Kebra Negast, or "Book of Kings" from the 14th century AD. [1] Another well-known book is the Garima Gospels, one of the oldest known surviving bibles in the world, written in Ge'ez around 500 AD. [2] A common theme during the colonial period is the slave narrative, often written in English or French for western audiences.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Novels set in Angola (1 C, 6 P) B. Novels set in Benin ... Novels set in South Africa (3 C, 80 P)
Ismail Joubert (7 December 1920 – 23 December 2002), commonly known as Tatamkhulu Afrika, which is Xhosa for Grandfather Africa, was a South African poet and writer.His first novel, Broken Earth was published when he was seventeen (under his "Methodist name"), but it was over fifty years until his next publication, a collection of verse entitled Nine Lives.
Chinua Achebe (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ n w ɑː ə ˈ tʃ ɛ b eɪ / ⓘ; born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature.
The following is a list of notable works of fiction which are set in South Africa: Age of Iron by J. M. Coetzee; Karoo Boy by Troy Blacklaws; Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer; The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer; Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful by Alan Paton; Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton; Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton ...
[2] [3] [4] The third child of Abner and Aleta Mofolo, Thomas Mofolo was born in Ha Khojane, a village in the Mafeteng District of the British colony of Basutoland. [5] [6] His family were members of the Protestant church and remained loyal to the Cape Colony forces during the Basuto Gun War, which led them to flee their home and settle in ...
[5] [4] [6] [1] 1961 – Van Milne originates the idea of the African Writers Series. Hill explains that the plan was "to start a paperback series, confined to black African authors; the books were to be attractively designed with high quality production, and sold at a very cheap price—as low as 25p at the outset". [6] [7]