From Victoria Island, Lagos to Brooklyn, U.S.A. to Accra, Ghana to Paris, France; from across the Diaspora to the heart of the African continent, in this memoir Nigerian journalist Chike Frankie Edozien offers a highly personal series of contemporary snapshots of same gender loving Africans, unsung Great Men living their lives, triumphing and finding joy in the face of great adversity.
On his travels and sojourns Edozien explores the worsening legal climate for gay men and women on the continent; the impact homophobic evangelical American pastors are having in many countries, and its toxic intersection with political populism; and experiences the pressures placed on those living under harshly oppressive laws that are themselves the legacy of colonial rule - pressures that sometimes lead to seeking asylum in the West. Yet he remains hopeful, and this memoir, which is pacy, romantic and funny by turns, is also a love-letter to Africa, above all to Nigeria and the megalopolis that is Lagos.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT LIVES OF GREAT MEN
A fresh and electrifying collection of stories, poems, and essays from across the African continent.
Many people in the world today see those who do not look like them, or who speak differently as being
separate; as “other.” Relations challenges the human illusion of separation, illuminating the connections
that link us all as humans, different though equal in every way.
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A Nigerian immigrant to Senegal explores the increasing influence of China across the region, a Kenyan student activist
writes of exile in Kampala, a Liberian scientist shares her diary of the Ebola crisis, a Nigerian journalist travels to
the north to meet a community at risk, a Kenyan author travels to Senegal to interview a gay rights activist, and a South
African writer recounts a tale of family discord and murder in a remote seaside town.
In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey
has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.
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For readers in UK
Selected Stories
Editors: Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba
Queer Africa is a collection of unapologetic, tangled, tender, funny, bruising and brilliant stories about the many ways
in which we love each other on the continent.
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New Internationalist
The second offering in the Gerald Kraak Annual Anthology, As You Like It, is a collection of the short-listed entries submitted
for the award. Showcasing some of the most provocative works of fiction, poetry, journalism, photography and academic writing
created by allies of the LGBTQI+ community; fierce defenders of human rights. The existence of this anthology is an act of protest,
affirmation and love. The award is a joint initiative by Jacana Literary Foundation and the Other Foundation named after Gerald Kraak (1956-2014),
who was a passionate champion of social justice and an anti-apartheid activist.
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Jacana Media
The Heart of the Matter is a collection of the 21 shortlisted entries, chosen by this year’s judges;
Sisonke Msimang, Sylvia Tamale, Mark Gevisser and Otosirieze Obi-Young, from over 400 submissions received
from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and six other African countries. It showcases some of
the most provocative works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The winning essay ‘Mothers and Men’ by
OluTimehin Adegbeye truly captures the essence of the African LGBTQI+ community. The anthology showcases
some of Africa’s most talented writers. The unique prize calls for multi-layered, stirring African voices
that represent a new wave of fresh storytelling, one that provokes thought on the topics of gender, social
justice and sexuality. The anthology encapsulates the current struggle of the African LGBTQI+ community;
same-sex relationships are still illegal in many countries, most of them in Africa. This anthology also coincides
with some of the victories of the community; Botswana’s High Court recently overturned a colonial-era law criminalising
consensual same-sex relations.
ORDER THE BOOK:
Jacana Media
A fresh and electrifying collection of stories, poems, and essays from across the African continent. Many people in the world today see those who do not look like them, or who speak differently as being separate; as “other.” Relations challenges the human illusion of separation, illuminating the connections that link us all as humans, different though equal in every way.
ORDER THE BOOK:
Amazon
Apple Books
Barnes & Noble
A Nigerian immigrant to Senegal explores the increasing influence of China across the region, a Kenyan student activist writes of exile in Kampala, a Liberian scientist shares her diary of the Ebola crisis, a Nigerian journalist travels to the north to meet a community at risk, a Kenyan author travels to Senegal to interview a gay rights activist, and a South African writer recounts a tale of family discord and murder in a remote seaside town.
In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.
ORDER THE BOOK:
Amazon
For readers in UK
Selected Stories
Editors: Karen Martin, Makhosazana Xaba
Queer Africa is a collection of unapologetic, tangled, tender, funny, bruising and brilliant stories about the many ways
in which we love each other on the continent.
ORDER THE BOOK:
New Internationalist
The second offering in the Gerald Kraak Annual Anthology, As You Like It, is a collection of the short-listed entries submitted for the award. Showcasing some of the most provocative works of fiction, poetry, journalism, photography and academic writing created by allies of the LGBTQI+ community; fierce defenders of human rights. The existence of this anthology is an act of protest, affirmation and love. The award is a joint initiative by Jacana Literary Foundation and the Other Foundation named after Gerald Kraak (1956-2014), who was a passionate champion of social justice and an anti-apartheid activist.
ORDER THE BOOK:
Jacana Media
The Heart of the Matter is a collection of the 21 shortlisted entries, chosen by this year’s judges; Sisonke Msimang, Sylvia Tamale, Mark Gevisser and Otosirieze Obi-Young, from over 400 submissions received from South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and six other African countries. It showcases some of the most provocative works of fiction, poetry and non-fiction. The winning essay ‘Mothers and Men’ by OluTimehin Adegbeye truly captures the essence of the African LGBTQI+ community. The anthology showcases some of Africa’s most talented writers. The unique prize calls for multi-layered, stirring African voices that represent a new wave of fresh storytelling, one that provokes thought on the topics of gender, social justice and sexuality. The anthology encapsulates the current struggle of the African LGBTQI+ community; same-sex relationships are still illegal in many countries, most of them in Africa. This anthology also coincides with some of the victories of the community; Botswana’s High Court recently overturned a colonial-era law criminalising consensual same-sex relations.
ORDER THE BOOK:
Jacana Media