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/ 24 August 2006

The ‘new’ African writer

"The novel, more than any other art form, defines a people’s identity; the 19th-century novel did this for Europe. The 20th-century novel in Africa — I shall call it the classical African novel – tried to open a window into the African mind." Helon Habila is encouraged by writers who have gone beyond their colonial legacy.

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