Novelist and academic Chika Unigwe will explore ‘The Written and Spoken Word’ under the Abantu Festival theme ‘Our Stories’.
Chika Unigwe was born in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. She is the author of four novels, including On Black Sisters Street (2009, 2011 Jonathan Cape, UK and Random House NY) and Night Dancer (Jonathan Cape, 2012). Her short stories and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, Guernica, Aeon and many other journals. Her works have been translated into several languages. A recipient of several awards and fellowships, she is the 2016- 2017 Bonderman Assistant Professor of Literary Arts at Brown University, Rhode Island.
The Goethe-Institut also supports the visits of Zukiswa Wanner, James Murua and Hawa Golakai to the Abantu Book Festival.
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http://www.abantubookfestival.co.za/
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Literary Crossroads is a series of talks where South African writers meet colleagues from all over the continent and from the African diaspora to discuss trends, topics and themes prevalent in their literatures today. The series is curated by Indra Wussow, in cooperation with previous guests of Literary Crossroads.
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