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Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow. “Never ask a woman about other men; either she will tell you a lie, and you will not still know, or if she tells you the truth, you might not have wanted to hear it in the first place. I have learned enough about women […]
by Ayi Kwei Armah. Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: Ghanian author Ayi Kwei Armah is not only a legend but one of the best ink molders of all time. “The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born” is a hard-to-avert prophecy from a lamenting patriotic seer and ink bender who […]
Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow What are some of the sayings you remember from this novel? Fatoumatta: True African classic. The Gods Are Not to Blame is a 1968 play and a 1971 novel by Ola Rotimi. An adaptation of the Greek classic Oedipus Rex, set in an indeterminate Yoruba […]
Previously Reviewed 5/10/18. by Michela Wrong. Reviewed by Alagi Yorro Jallow. Fatoumatta: I highly recommend this excellent book to students of Political Science and public policy influencers and all journalists and genuine activists. Journalists and those interested in African politics, the cankerworm of corruption, and how it is challenging to […]