25 African Male Writers Mosaic

A visual celebration of influential male writers from Africa and the Diaspora.

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Zakes Mda

Roland Rugero

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Masande Ntshanga

Masande Ntshanga

Chris Abani

Alain Mabanckou

Alain Mabanckou

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Teju Cole

Tendai Huchu

Elnathan John

Jowhor Ile

K. Sello Duiker

K. Sello Duiker

Dinaw Mengestu

Leye Adenle

Binyavanga Wainaina

Binyavanga Wainaina

Chigozie Obioma

Chigozie Obioma

E. C. Osondu

Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

Juan Tomás Avila Laurel

Juan Tomás Avila Laurel

Toni Kan

Boubacar Boris Diop

Boubacar Boris Diop

A. Igoni Barrett

A. Igoni Barrett

Kwei Quartey

Lemn Sissay

Fiston Mwanza Mujila

Fiston Mwanza Mujila