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Allow Me to Introduce Myself: Whose Voice Gets to Speak?

A group of vultures flying high amidst a cloudy sky, captured during the day.

Whose English, Which World: Language and Colonization in The Dance of Shadows

Explore the stunning rolling hills and vibrant landscape of Ngel Nyaki, Taraba, Nigeria.

Turning the Page to Nigeria

Discover Books Beyond your Borders!

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Hi guys, my third read for the Nigeria series is ‘

Hi guys, my third read for the Nigeria series is ‘Allow Me to Introduce Myself’ by @onyiwrites

While, this book definitely touches on the topics of social media, identity, and familial pressures, I decided to examine this book through a postcolonial lens, specifically Gayatri Spivak’s ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’

If you want to know more, check out my latest post on the blog (linked in bio) and let me know what you think!

#africanliterature #worldliterature #postcolonialism #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks

Hi guys, my second book for the Nigeria series is

Hi guys, my second book for the Nigeria series is The Dance of Shadows by @rogba.payne

While reading this book, I noticed how Payne builds a new vocabulary from Yoruba cosmology, yet never footnotes it. That choice ties into a decades-long debate between Chinua Achebe Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o over what English can and cannot do.

Read more about it in my latest post on the blog (linked in bio) and follow along for more book recommendations, world literature, and comparative literature insights!

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Hi guys! Kicking off a new series: welcome to Nige

Hi guys! Kicking off a new series: welcome to Nigeria🇳🇬

This one’s a little different from my usual spotlights: alongside reviews, I’ll be looking at language and how these books use English on their own terms, with Pigdin, Yoruba, and Igbo running through it.

A brief overview on what exactly I’ll be looking at this month is up on the blog now (linked in bio). If you missed it, my review of This Kind of Trouble is already up too!

Have you read any of these already? Drop your favourites below👇

#nigerianliterature #africanliterature #worldliterature #comparativeliterature #bookstagram

Hi guys! I’m so excited to start off a brand new c

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