Authors

The painful connection between history, war and corruption

Upphovspersoner:	Habila, Helon \| Holst Petersen, Kirsten
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Authors, Nigeria, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap

Helon Habila discusses his novel Measuring Time and his writing with Kirsten Holst Petersen.

At the end of the day

Upphovsperson:	Schonstein, Patricia
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Fiction, Poetry, Women authors, Authors, South Africa. Video recordings

The South African author Patricia Schonstein reads her own poems and other texts.

Författarnas Afrika/Writers' Africa with Brian James in conversation with Stefan Helgesson, literary scholar from Stockholm University

Upphovsperson:	James, Brian
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Authors, Criticism, Sierra-Leone, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap

Brian James is a Sierra Leonean short story and screen writer. He has won a number of local short story and poetry competitions and is a recipient of the Sierra Leone Pen’s Most Promising Writer award. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication. James’ publications include short stories On the Road to Godiva (2005), Devils at the Door (2008), and Simple Economics (2009) He is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where he also works as a consultant editor and documentary film maker.

Ensamhetens hud : Dambudzo Marechera (1955-1987) is the African literature’s enfant terrible

Upphovspersoner:	Rampolokeng, Lesego \| Isaksson, Roy
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Short stories, Authors, Zimbabwe, Litteraturvetenskap

From 'House of hunger : short stories'.Filmed event during the book fair 'Bok & Bibliotek' held in Gothenburg, Sweden, 23-26 September 2010. 20 minutes.

What does crime literature tell us about today’s South Africa?

Upphovsperson:	Meyer, Deon
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Crime, Authors, South Africa, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap

A conversation with Deon Meyer, author from Cape Town.

African and European storytelling

Upphovspersoner:	Mankell, Henning \| Couto, Mia
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Authors, Mozambique, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap

Henning Mankell and Mia Couto talk about differences between European and African storytelling.

Meet Edem Awumey

Upphovspersoner:	Awumey, Edem \| Sule, Francoise
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	Togo, literature, Authors, Francophonie, French speaking Africa, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap

Edem Awumey is an awarded author from Togo who has written short stories and two novels. The central theme in his works is the exile.

A challenge to publish books in Zambia!

Upphovsperson:	Musonda, Geoffrey
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Authors, Publishing, Book industry, Bookselling, Zambia, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap

Geoffrey Musonda, author and engineer, about the challenge of publishing books in Zambia and to market Zambian literature globally.

Listen to Chenjerai Hove, poet and poetic prose writer from Zimbabwe, when he reads older and more recent unpublished poems.

Upphovsperson:	Hove, Chenjerai
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	literature, Authors, Zimbabwe, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap

Filmed event during the book fair 'Bok & Bibliotek' held in Gothenburg, Sweden, 23-26 September 2010. 20 minutes.

A conversation about two photos in Dreams in a Time of War : one of the mother, one of the railway station in Limura

Upphovspersoner:	Ngugi wa Thiong'o, \| Granqvist, Raoul
Utgivare:	Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
År:	2010
Ämnesord:	Kenya, Authors, literature, Childhood, Biographies, Photographs, Video recordings, Litteraturvetenskap