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Recent blog posts from The Jb Ali Blog
Tchaikovsky’s outrageous cannons
Bring forth a stir as groundbreaking as Tchaikovsky’s outrageous cannons this straight line needs a curve - or sharp turn ......
7 Years Ago
You Wouldn\'t Listen to a Madman
You wouldn’t listen to a madman With a shrill outburst, powerful And sudden, like a flurry of crow wings And voice just as loud, ......
10 Years Ago
Space | Masande Ntshanga | Caine Prize 2015 Shortlist
Masande Ntshanga’s Space is a story that, on face value, doesn’t have much in it. Its title and opening paragraph are suggestive of an e......
10 Years Ago
The Sack | Namwali Serpell | Caine Prize 2015 Shortlist
Namwali Serpell’s The Sack is an enigmatic story, revealing itself from alternating points of view—that of a narrator, and of ‘the man’.......
10 Years Ago
The Folded Leaf | Segun Afolabi | Caine Prize 2015 Shortlist
The sixteenth Caine Prize for African Writing shortlist was recently announced, and as usual, bloggers give their though......
10 Years Ago
Open City | Teju Cole
To read Teju Cole’s Open City is to experience an unnerving metamorphosis. I picked it up knowing that it comes highly rated in literary......
11 Years Ago
