“There are more avenues for Nigerian writers to express themselves now, and people are being more bold,” Mr. Ibrahim said. Mr. Ibrahim’s publisher, Cassava Republic, has been at the forefront of Nigeria’s literary renaissance, and now the company has global ambitions. This spring, Cassava Republic began releasing its books in the United States, following its expansion into Britain last year. The novels that Cassava has distributed in the West span a range of genres, settings, subjects and styles, offering American readers a much broader view of contemporary Nigerian fiction. As more young Nigerian debut authors rise to global prominence, the diversity and range of the country’s fiction is on full display.

Source: New York Times November 23, 2017 11:00 UTC