Zócalo Public SquareRob Spillman on African Writing – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Rob Spillman on African Writing https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2009/07/13/ten-minutes-at-zcalo-rob-spillman-on-african-writing/art/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2009/07/13/ten-minutes-at-zcalo-rob-spillman-on-african-writing/art/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:00:58 +0000 Zocimporter https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/thepublicsquare/?p=5324 Rob Spillman, editor of Gods and Soldiers: The Penguin Anthology of Contemporary African Writing, compiled for the collection a diverse group of African authors from across the continent, including well-known writers like Chinua Achebe and J.M. Coetzee and rising stars like Chimamanda Adichie and Laila Lalami. Spillman, editor and co-founder of the literary magazine Tin House and a writer himself, dropped by Zócalo’s offices to discuss why African writers are having a moment in the sun.

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