Fall for The Book: Tuesday September 20 1:30 PM-2:45 PM Writing Africa Panel

Tuesday September 20

1:30 PM-2:45 PM
Writing Africa Panel

On Tuesday September 20 and listened to a group of people who were Nigerian authors Helon Habilaand E.C. Osondu, both winners of the Caine Prize for African Writing, and Susi Wyss, author of The Civilized World, share stories of human life and loss amidst the vibrant, and often violent, backdrop of postcolonial Africa. Theses authors talked about their novels and how their stories not only comes from their heritages but also comes from stories that were told to them when they were kids. The African influence that the novels had gave the novels and rich influence of African Culture. When I was listening to the speakers I was very intrigued to what they had to say because it gave me a sense and feeling that through their novels I felt I could feel they they were trying to convey through their writings. Each author had a deep connection to their writings and when each autor read a short passage from their novel i can see that they had passon and really connected to the story and the characters that were created from what they seen when they were in Africa. The culture and environment that they experience in African was the key inspiration to their novel and how they used that to try to reach other in their writings.