African literature

From 2022 through 2025, Litteraturhuset is undertaking a major project highlighting African literature, history, and societal discourse.

From 2022 through 2025, The House of Literature is undertaking a major initiative on African literature, history, and societal discourse, with the assistance of an artistic council comprising authors and resource persons from the African continent and the diaspora. The goal is to highlight more voices from the African continent and provide both children and adults in Norway with a more nuanced understanding of Africa and significant global issues.

The project is supported by NORAD.

Podcasts

Leila Aboulela og Abdulrazak Gurnah i Universitetets aula

Videos in the project

Bilde av Miki Gebrelul og Jasdeep Singh Kalirai fra innspilling av flerspråklig fortellerstund på tigrinja.

My African Reading List

As part of Litteraturhuset's podcast, we have released four special episodes about African literature, where authors discuss their works and share their reading lists from the African continent and the diaspora.

Portrett av Masande Ntshanga

Masande Ntshanga

Portrett av Maaza Mengiste

Maaza Mengiste

Portrett av Nadifa Mohamed

Nadifa Mohamed

Portrett av Yvonne Owuor

Yvonne Owuor

Our artistic council