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Rwanda: Book conference opens at education institute

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A conference that seeks to encourage a reading and publishing culture among the country’s students has started at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE).
The three-day conference will focus on improving the reading culture and publishing books in learning institutions.

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A conference that seeks to encourage a reading and publishing culture among the country’s students has started at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE).
The three-day conference will focus on improving the reading culture and publishing books in learning institutions.

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Olufemi Terry’s accolade inspires Sierra Leonean fiction writers

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Written by Roland Bankole-Marke
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The Caine Prize for African writers, regarded as African Booker Prize, was born in 2000, and named in memory of the late Michael Caine, who was chairman of the Booker Prize Committee for about 25 years.

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Category: Bookshelf Written by Roland Bankole-Marke

The Caine Prize for African writers, regarded as African Booker Prize, was born in 2000, and named in memory of the late Michael Caine, who was chairman of the Booker Prize Committee for about 25 years.

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The life and times of an African writer

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Written by Helon Habila
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I got my things and left.

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Category: Bookshelf Written by Helon Habila

I got my things and left.

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Politics of truths and Adichie’s Half Of A Yellow Sun

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Written by Safeena Garba
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My sister should be pleased that I am finally writing this. She has insisted for a long time now, that I overcome my intense adulation for the writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and own up to the flaws in her book, Half Of A Yellow Sun.  I love Adichie the writer, plain and simple. And I love Half Of A Yellow Sun. Even though Purple Hibiscus is the one that continues to echo in my heart--never mind that it was plagiarised (perhaps it is because I have not read the original).

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Category: Bookshelf Written by Safeena Garba

My sister should be pleased that I am finally writing this. She has insisted for a long time now, that I overcome my intense adulation for the writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and own up to the flaws in her book, Half Of A Yellow Sun.  I love Adichie the writer, plain and simple. And I love Half Of A Yellow Sun. Even though Purple Hibiscus is the one that continues to echo in my heart--never mind that it was plagiarised (perhaps it is because I have not read the original).

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