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New Nigerian Writing with Cassava Republic
April 8, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
£6An evening with outstanding Nigerian publishing house Cassava Republic Press. Cassava is on a mission to showcase the remarkable and often neglected talent of African writers.
We welcome:
– Elnathan John, the author of Born on a Tuesday. He is one of Nigeria’s most well-known satirists and has twice been shortlisted for the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing
– Sarah Ladipo Manyika, author of Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun. Born in Nigeria, Sarah now lives in California and teaches at San Francisco State University.
– Leye Adenle, author of Easy Motion Tourist. He is a writer of crime fiction and an actor. Lee’s grandfather Oba Adeleye Adenle I, also a writer, was king of Oshogbo in South West Nigeria
Tickets are £6 and include a glass of wine.