The Bibliophiles' Emissary

Author : Steve Jacobs My Rating : 4.5 Stars Genre : Fiction/Literature Year of Publication : 1995 Date Read :16/08/2017 Number of Pages :185 ISBN : 9780435909987 SUMMARY A black man, brutalised by apartheid, murders his wife. His fate is in the hands of a young Jewish lawyer, Jeremy Spielman. As Jeremy prepares to defend his client, he discovers uncomfortable facts about his own life: the racism of his girlfriend, the injustice of the legal system and his own weakness in the face of his country's enemies . MY THOUGHTS The Enemy Within   is one of numerous books, which are part of the African Writers Series (AWS). If you don't know what the African Writers Series is, click  here  to educate yourself :) This book was really quick and easy to read, yet it carried so much depth in it's pages. This is a quality that all the AWS books I've read all possess and for this reason, I hope to read all the books in the series- all 200+ of them. I caught a gli...

I believe as Africans, we ought to embrace every aspect of our culture, down to the littlest things. We, as Africans, tend to disregard anything that is affiliated with Africa and this has generated stereotypes that define us till this day. African Literature to me is a form of art that deserves all the laud and appraisal it is currently not receiving. Below is a list of reasons why African lit will forever have a special place in my heart. It is very relatable .  It depicts Africa as the giant it is and it blots out the false perception the rest of the world has about Africa. It is unconventional  This post was inspired by Chimamanda Adichie's interview with The Atlantic,  which I came across a few months ago on  Brittle Paper  . The award winning author's interview talks about stereotypes and what makes them problematic. The interview was designed as an animation and she did the voice-over. It was so brilliant. It's like she took the words right out ...

This post is going to be a bit of a chatty one. I was nominated for this award by my lovely friend  Demilade of Coco-Bella Blog  . Do check out her blog. She discusses everything from beauty to books. I really appreciate the nomination, Demss <3 Below are the rules of the award, so if you're nominated by the end of this post then you can use this as a guide for your post :) Now on to the questions I was asked : Why did you start blogging? I actually began blogging, because I was inspired by the same person who nominated me for this award- lol coincidence, right? After reading her blog back in SS2 (year 11), I was inspired to create a virtual platform were I could share my thoughts on the books I read and my other findings. Although I'm not as consistent as I like to be, I'm definitely grateful for Demilade's influence. Biggest lesson blogging has taught you? 1.Everyone's blog is different, don't compare yourself to them.  2. Success d...