Behind the Words
S01:E05 - Nnedi Okorafor
S01:É01 - S01:E01 - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun, discusses the film adaptation starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton.
S01:É02 - S01:E02 - Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Part I
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.
S01:É03 - S01:E03 - Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Part II
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.
S01:É04 - S01:E04 - Benjamin Kwakye
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.
S01:É05 - S01:E05 - Nnedi Okorafor
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.
S01:É06 - S01:E06 - Helon Habila
Helon Habila, award-winning Nigerian novelist and poet, discusses working as a lecturer and journalist in Nigeria before moving to England in 2002.
