Tope Folarin won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2013, and was shortlisted once again in 2016. He was also recently named to the Africa39 list of the most promising African writers under 39. He lives in Washington, DC.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
An Architect of Dreams: On Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Devil on the Cross”
Tope Folarin looks at Ngugi wa Thiong'o's "Devil on the Cross," which is being reissued this month by Penguin....
Against Accessibility: On Robert Irwin, Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Imbolo Mbue’s “Behold the Dreamers”
As Imbolo Mbue's "Behold the Dreamers" comes out, Tope Folarin considers what kind of novel we expect from African writers....
