Umar Abubakar Sidi’s The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus is a compendium of grotesque tales that showcase the imaginative ability, non-linear storytelling prowess, and élan for letters and books of the author, to the reading delight of those with a palate for language, mysticism, and surrealism. I read this marvellous work in multiple settings in…
Lola Akinmade Akerström’s In Every Mirror She’s Black is written in exquisite language. The novel explores the lives of three black women in Stockholm, each representing different social strata from the elite, middle and low-income class. Still, no class attainment in the city seems enough to shield any of them from open or subtle racism…
Tremor- On Saturday, 4th of May 2024, the third and final day of the 2024 edition of the Kaduna Book and Arts Festival, (KABAFEST), a feeling of nostalgia about the event takes charge of me. The 2024 KABAFEST is my first, so, there is no possibility of recollection from the event’s previous editions for me….
Arundhati Roy‘s The God of Small Things is the ninth novel I’ve read this year, making it my most productive year for fiction. I’m primarily a reader of papers and non-fiction, and to be honest, this book isn’t for the amateur reader. However, it’s entertaining and, in my opinion, a truly worthy winner of the…
“This is not happening. This is not happening.” Chika Unigwe‘s On Black Sisters’ Street is the 2012 winner of the famed $100,000 Nigeria Prize For literature, and one word settled on my mind after reading it. Ruthless! Originally written in Dutch as Fata Morgana and translated later into English, On Black Sisters’ Street is an…
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