An Irresistible Contradiction: An Interview with Idza Luhumyo
Idza Luhumyo, winner of the 2022 AKO Caine Prize, discusses short stories, agency, and power.
Kenya
Kenya – PEN Transmissions
The past and the present side by side: a conversation with Peter Kimani
Kenyan writer Peter Kimani talks to us about how he tackled the past in his latest novel, representing otherness, and freedom of speech in Kenya.
PEN Atlas Q&A: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
In conversation with the prolific author, playwright and academic to mark the publication of his latest memoir, Birth of a Dream Weaver.
A Golden Age for the African Short Story
On 14 July 2014, Okwiri Oduor became the 15th winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, for her short story ‘My Father’s Head’, making her the third Kenyan winner of the Prize
The Achebe I Knew
Ahead of the Africa Writes festival 2013 (5-7 July) PEN Atlas hears from African writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on his friend and mentor Chinua Achebe. Ngũgĩ will appear in conversation with his son Mukoma wa Ngũgĩ on Saturday 6 July at the British Library.
