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The Famished Road, by Ben Okri

Roh wrote 1 month ago: (This “review” was originally posted 6/22/2006 at wotmania.com, which closed down at the end of Augu … more →

Tags: Fantasy, History, Review

Williams F1 establishes Technical Centre at Qatar’s

nicnewman wrote 1 month ago: Williams F1 establishes Technical Centre at Qatar’s QSTP Facility Doha, Wednesday October 28, 2009 S … more →

Tags: 1, Bicester, Blogroll, Boris Johnson MP, Brussels Watch, Budget, Chipping Norton, Christmas, Cinema

Strength2 comments

Roxi wrote 2 months ago: The secret of strength is in the spirit… Life is often like fighting, and sometimes you have t … more →

Tags: Ponder, Life, writing, Spirit, Literature, Songs of enchantment, Strength, fight

Aaron wrote 2 months ago: ‘The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to trans … more →

Tags: Quotes, Quotations, Sayings, Famous Quotes, QOTD, qotmfd, Quote Of The Day, Life, Love

Booker Prize Winner 20094 comments

Ayesha wrote 2 months ago: Man Booker Prize is to the literary world what Oscar is to Hollywood. This prize is awarded to the w … more →

Tags: achievement, Books, Literature, 2009, Mohsin Hamid, award, Man Booker Prize, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall

Small but Perfectly Formed

jbwuk wrote 2 months ago: Last week end I attended one of the loveliest book festivals in the UK: Small Wonder, THE short stor … more →

Tags: Festivals, AL Kennedy, Alice Munro, Charles Baudelaire, Charleston, Christopher Fowler, Daniel Pennac, David Eagleman, Erica Wagner

17 FAMOUS NIGERIAN QUOTES PLUS 1 NOT SO FAMOUS....

babajidesalu wrote 2 months ago: …counting down to Nigeria’s Independence day 18 QUOTES TO CELEBRATE NIGERIA’S INDE … more →

Tags: Inspirational, personal thoughts, Chinua Achebe, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, Famous Nigerian quotes, Jide Salu, Obafemi Awolowo, wole soyinka

iLike10 comments

Ayesha wrote 3 months ago: I would like to read these books… I like these WP themes… … more →

Tags: WordPress, Books, Blog, albeo, Nadeem Aslam, The Wasted Vigil, Themes, A CASE OF EXPLODING MANGOES, Burning Shadows

The Mountains

Roxi wrote 3 months ago: We didn’t see the seven mountains ahead of us. We didn’t see how they are always ahead, … more →

Tags: Ponder, Life, Journey, Dreams, Songs of enchantment, light

Be Greater

Shiny Things wrote 4 months ago: Rise Above “The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to … more →

Tags: Thought for the day, Life, adversity

Quote Corner2 comments

Accidental Fame Junkie wrote 4 months ago: Quote Corner starts today! Thanks to AquaM for the inspiration! The fact of storytelling hints at a … more →

Tags: writing, Quotes, Stories, writer

Magical Realism in West African Fiction

lavietidhar wrote 5 months ago: Some of the most interesting books relating to world SF are published by academic presses, and are o … more →

Tags: Africa, Sierra Leone, Ghana, kojo laing, Nigeria, syl cheney-coker, Brenda Cooper

The Great Unread23 comments

savidgereads wrote 5 months ago: Todays blog was planned after finally finishing book sorting in the new flat, but looking at Booking … more →

Tags: Book Thoughts, Ian McEwan, Man Booker, Salman Rushdie, Roddy Doyle, James Kelman, J M Coetzee, Iris Murdoch, Anne Enright

for you reconnect me with all the lights of the sky2 comments

Allyssia wrote 5 months ago: And If You Should Leave Me by Ben Okri And if you should leave me I would say that the ghost Of Cass … more →

Tags: Books, Poetry

afrofuturistic1 comment

Sean wrote 7 months ago: The latest issue of academic journal, “African Identities,” focuses on “The Black … more →

Tags: Africa is a Country, film, Science Fiction, Nnedi Okorafor, ngugi, Jean-Pierre Bekolo

"To an English Friend in Africa" by Ben Okri

whatton wrote 7 months ago: To An English friend In Africa Be grateful for freedom To see other dreams. Bless your loneliness as … more →

Tags: bollox

Review: Waiting for an Angel, Helon Habila

richardkunzmann wrote 8 months ago: Love Poems, the first part of this book, won Habila the Caine Prize for African fiction. It is indee … more →

Tags: African fiction, Review, book, Helon Habila, Nigerian authors, Chinua Achebe, wole soyinka, Cain Prize, Books

::Who's line is it anyway??

lovewritersblock wrote 9 months ago: Twitter. Everywhere I turn. Twitter. Every celebrity is on. Twitter. I will soon join. Twitter. It s … more →

Tags: Poetry, twitter, Tales of Freedom

Make it stop

ranyachantal wrote 9 months ago: Or at least, stop making it special. “Booker-winner to Twitter poem.” What???? That … more →

Tags: Twittier, Tales of Freedom


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