Kenya Writers
Jonathan Kariara: Kenya’s Poet, Short Story Writer, and Pioneer of East African Literary Culture
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Jonathan Kariara (1935–1993) was a Kenyan poet, short story writer, and editor whos…
Senegal Writers
Cheikh Hamidou Kane: Senegal’s Literary Philosopher and Author of Ambiguous Adventure
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Cheikh Hamidou Kane (b. 1928, Matam, Senegal) is one of the most influential voices …
Malawian Writers
Aubrey Kalitera: Malawi’s Novelist, Publisher, and Filmmaker Who Blended Oral Tradition with Modern Storytelling
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Aubrey Kalitera (b. 1949, Malawi) stands out as one of the few Malawian writers who …
Uganda Writers
Godfrey Kalimugogo: Ugandan Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Chronicler of Postcolonial Society
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Godfrey Kalimugogo, born in Uganda’s Kigezi district, is remembered as one of the mo…
Samuel Kahiga
Samuel Kahiga: Kenyan Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Chronicler of the Mau Mau Era
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Samuel Kahiga (b. 1940) is a Kenyan novelist and short story writer whose works capt…
Nigerian Writers
Bello Kagara: Pioneer of Hausa Creative Prose and Author of Gandoki
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Bello Kagara (1890–1971) occupies a foundational place in the history of Hausa liter…
Rwanda Writers
Alexis Kagame: Priest, Scholar, and Pioneer of Rwandan Literature and Philosophy
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Alexis Kagame (1912–1981) remains one of Rwanda’s most influential figures in philos…
Malawian Writers
Aubrey Kachingwe: Malawi’s Literary Pioneer and His Lasting Legacy
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Aubrey Kachingwe (b. 1926) holds a distinguished place in African literary history a…
Kenjo Jumbam
Kenjo Jumbam: A Foundational Voice in Anglophone Cameroonian Literature
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Kenjo Jumbam, born near Bamenda, Cameroon, stands as one of the most i…
South Africa Writers
Elsa Joubert: The Voice of Apartheid-Era South African Literature
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Elsa Joubert (1922–2020) was one of South Africa’s most influential Af…
South Africa Writers
Archibald Campbell Jordan: Voice of Exile, Heritage, and Resistance in African Literature
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Archibald Campbell Jordan (1906–1968) stands as a towering figure in …
Sierra Leone Writers
Lemuel Johnson: Sierra Leone Poet, Academic, and Pioneer of African Literary Criticism
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Lemuel Johnson (1940–2002) was a Sierra Leonean poet and academic, bo…
Tunisian Writers
Muhammad al-Mukhtar Jannat: Tunisian Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Chronicler of Postcolonial Realities
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Muhammad al-Mukhtar Jannat (b. 1930, Gafsa, Tunisia) is a Tunisian no…
South Africa Writers
Dan Jacobson: South African Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Chronicler of Human Complexity
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Dan Jacobson (1929–2014) was a South African-born novelist, short sto…
Steve Jacobs
Steve Jacobs: South African Novelist, Short Story Writer, and Voice Against Apartheid
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction Steve Jacobs (b. 1955, Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a novelist, s…
António Jacinto
António Jacinto: Angolan Poet, Political Activist, and Voice of Resistance
(toc) #title= (Table of Content) Introduction António Jacinto (1924–1991) stands as one of the most important voice…