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Second Crop A. Moore reviews "African Writing Today," an anthology edited by Ezekiel Mphahlele. Excerpt: "In a field where the number of anthologies threatens to outstrip the output of original work, where the same stories and poems tend to crop up again and again, and where collection of texts is too often offered as a substitute for critical evaluation, the appearance of a new anthology seems to present a suitable occasion for demanding the purpose of it all... At the other end of Africa, Ama Ata Aidoo of Ghana discovers her [compassion] by feeling for the thread of their speech as it strives to catch hold of meaning in a dark stream of events..." -
Cultural Studies [Excerpt]: "Few literary magazines have undergone journeys more remarkable than Transition. Founded by Rajat Neogy in Uganda in 1961, the magazine began as a forum for new African writing, and its earliest issues helped to launch the careers of Chinua Achebe, Christopher Okigbo, Ulli Beier, Dennis Brutus, Nadine Gorimer, Paul Theroux and Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Following political repression and allegations of CIA involvement, however, the magazine closed down its Kampala offices in 1968. Wole Soyinka, another original contributor, helped to revive the magazine in Ghana during the 1970s, but it folded again for lack of money. It took the clout and backing of Soyinka's former student at Cambridge, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr, to relaunch Transition on a more stable footing in 1991..." -
Where authors take the stage "This year there were 82 of us invited from 26 countries." -
Book events "GRASMERE: Woodsworth Trust weekend book festival, January 24-26: lectures, surgeries, poetry readings and workshop with authors including Paul Johnson, Fiona MacCarthy, Jack Mapanje, Lucasta Miller, and Henry Shukman." -
Book events "GRASMERE: Woodsworth Trust weekend book festival, January 24-26: lectures, surgeries, poetry readings and workshop with authors including Paul Johnson, Fiona MacCarthy, Jack Mapanje, Lucasta Miller, and Henry Shukman." -
Book events "GRASMERE: Woodsworth Trust weekend book festival, January 24-26: lectures, surgeries, poetry readings and workshop with authors including Paul Johnson, Fiona MacCarthy, Jack Mapanje, Lucasta Miller, and Henry Shukman." -
Challenge on Apartheid "South Africa's two best-known liberals Mr. Alan Paton author of Cry, the Beloved Country and other books, and Father Trevor Huddleston former Provincial of the Community of Ressurection in Johannesburg who are visting the US to confer with organisations who are interested in the welfare of South Africa's non-white population." -
Diary "David's not a literary reader, explains Ben Okri, 'he reads from the point of view of an ordinary reader.'" -
Revelling in "Ben Okri earlier on set an unmatchable standard here with three non-answers, but Peter Carey proved the most enigmatic refusenik." -
Latitude Festival ""Latitude Festival Henham park, Southwold Suffolk." -
Culture "Oxford literary festival. For eight wonderful days, from March 29 to April 5, more than 350 celebrated writers will gather in Oxford for this year's Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival." -
Go to Town at This Year's Festival "This year's Sunday Times Literary Festival is coming around fast." -
The darling books of Hay "The novelist went one further and suggested that the message is "Don't read novels.'" -
Events Diary "Events Diary." -
One Mountaineer Sent his Friend to Certain Death to save his Own Life "He still feels disconcerted that he should be sharing a literary platform with the likes of Ian McEwan and Ben Okri." -
THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLIMENT Literary Supplement May 4, 1973 3713 -
Set Fair for Happiness? To the list of American writers who have found in the South material for novels--notably Mr. Faulkner and Mr. Caldwell--the name of Miss Connor must be added. -
NEW LETTERS LITERARY New Letters Literary Quarterly: A worthy inclusion in libraries anywhere emphasizing American and world literature.
