25 African Male Writers Mosaic

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

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Lemn Sissay

Dinaw Mengestu

Tendai Huchu

K. Sello Duiker

K. Sello Duiker

Boubacar Boris Diop

Boubacar Boris Diop

Kwei Quartey

Roland Rugero

Teju Cole

Chigozie Obioma

Chigozie Obioma

Elnathan John

A. Igoni Barrett

A. Igoni Barrett

Alain Mabanckou

Alain Mabanckou

Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Chris Abani

Zakes Mda

Juan Tomás Avila Laurel

Juan Tomás Avila Laurel

Toni Kan

Fiston Mwanza Mujila

Fiston Mwanza Mujila

E. C. Osondu

Jowhor Ile

Binyavanga Wainaina

Binyavanga Wainaina

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Abubakar Adam Ibrahim

Leye Adenle

Masande Ntshanga

Masande Ntshanga