Behind the Words

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun, discusses the film adaptation starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton.

Author Ngugi Wa Thiong'o shares the story behind his work, including how he wrote Devil on the Cross on prison-issued toilet paper while behind bars.

Ghanaian novelist Benjamin Kwakye won the 1999 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book and had his work adapted for radio as a BBC Play.

Born in the U.S. to Nigerian immigrants, award-winning novelist Nnedi Okorafor is known for weaving African culture into sci-fi and fantasy tales.

Helon Habila, award-winning Nigerian novelist and poet, discusses working as a lecturer and journalist in Nigeria before moving to England in 2002.