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Today Belongs To Chinua Achebe, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontNov 16, 2022November 16, 20220

Today, November 16, belongs to one man who conquered the world for Mother Africa. In the words of the great Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiongo,

JACKDAW By Tade Thompson, British-Nigerian Psychiatrist And Science Fiction Writer (Book Review)

Global UpfrontOct 14, 2022October 14, 20220

By Anthony Cummins For The Daily Mail JACKDAW by Tade Thompson (Cheerio £15, 160pp) Buckle up for this darkly weird thunderbolt of a novella, narrated by

Writing And The 5,000-year History Of Writer’s Block

Global UpfrontOct 11, 2022October 11, 20220

By Joyce Kinkead Ann Patchett, who has written eight novels and five books of nonfiction, says that when faced with writer’s block, sometimes it seems

Why I Relocated Back To Nigeria From U.S. – Pioneer African Playwright Professor Tess Onwueme

Global UpfrontSep 25, 2022September 25, 20220

Renowned African playwright, scholar, poet and Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Cultural Diversity and English Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Tess Onwueme, has advanced reasons

A Special Plea on Nigeria Prize for Literature

Global UpfrontSep 18, 2022September 18, 20220

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The celebrated season of the Nigeria Prize for Literature always ends on the note of winner-takes-all. It is incumbent on me

Villains Of The Old Empire

Global UpfrontAug 17, 2022August 17, 20220

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Bandits and Beggars by Kunle Adebajo; Lantern Books – Literamed Publications Ltd, Lagos; 2008; 111pp It is an everlasting truism that

“We Cannot Let Enemies Of Free Speech Turn Back The Clock Of Human Liberty. If Salman Rushdie Can Be Silenced, So Can We All,” Writes Nigerian-born Booker Prize Winning Author Ben Okri

Global UpfrontAug 15, 2022August 15, 20220

Every intelligent person should be not just shocked but outraged at the attack on the writer Salman Rushdie. He suffered up to 15 separate wounds

‘Satanic Verses’ Author Salman Rushdie Remains In Critical Condition After Onstage Stabbing On Neck And Chest, His Son Says

Global UpfrontAug 15, 2022August 15, 20220

Author Salman Rushdie is expected to survive a stabbing attack, his agent says Salman Rushdie, the renowned author who was brutally attacked two days ago,

Tsunami Of Outrage: Salman Rushdie And The Satanic Verses

Global UpfrontAug 13, 2022August 13, 20220

When Salman Rushdie wrote his novel The Satanic Verses in September 1988, he thought that the many references to Islam might cause controversy. “I expected

Once And For All, “The Missing Link” Between Man And Ape

Global UpfrontAug 10, 2022August 10, 20220

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu I am the missing link between ape and man. I am two steps ahead of the apes and one step short