Sudan's Caine prize winner wants Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa to supports the arts in Africa — Quartz

African literature has seen a renaissance in the last decade in part thanks to awards like Caine Prize, Brunel International African Poetry Prize and the Etisalat Prize for Literature. But the interest has also come from an increased curiosity about a rising Africa narrative as well as the, mainly young, African writers keen to tell their own stories in their own voice. These writers have also found a more willing audience in the Western countries which dominate the publishing world as readers seek out authentic voices. The success and high profile of Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in particular as well as newer voices like Bulawayo, Tope Folarin, E C Osundu, Binyavanga Wainaina, and Helon Habila has also been encouraging.