HAPPY READING !
As this year draws to an end, this blog wishes to say a big HURRAY - Kudos - to the wonderful writers, male and female who have done so much fir exciting African Fiction over the decades. Many of them have of course been highlighted and celebrated here. A stupendous fact about African writing is the sheer volume, variety, quality and efflorescence of the produced work. Imagine for example that Achebe’s classic, Things Fall apart was published over 60 years ago! In this blog of course we essentially focus on fine works produced by African writers that excite a lot, mystery, thrillers, detective books, as it were. Two writers in particular, Kalu Okpi, and Victor Thorpe have been outstanding. Theirs are works that African publishers should not be allowed to go out of print. Of course even in our modern era, writers like the brilliant Angela Makholwa, and Chief O. Bolaji continue to contribute to the detective genre. Gomolemo Mokae also wrote the thrilling amusing work of detective...