Five picks from a great year for African writing

2021 Nobel Prize winner in Literature Abdulrazak Gurnah during the 40th International Book Fair at the Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on Nov 4, 2021. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

Last year, 2021, was a great year for African writing, with Tanzania’s Abdulrazak Gurnah winning the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. South Africa’s Damon Galgut lifted the Man Booker Prize for his novel, The Promise, and exciting prose continued to sprout. Peter Kimani, a Kenyan author, journalist and academic, lists his top five picks.

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