Safe House: Explorations in Creative Nonfiction by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey

Safe House: Explorations in Creative Nonfiction by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, H.J. Golakai, Elnathan John, Kevin Eze, Mark Gevisser, Barbara Wanjala, Beatrice Lamwaka, Bongani Kona

In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.

A Ghanaian explores the increasing influence of China across the region, a Kenyan student activist writes of exile in Kampala, a Liberian scientist shares her diary of the Ebola crisis; a Nigerian journalist travels to the north to meet a community at risk, a Kenyan travels to Senegal to interview a gay rights activist and a South African writer recounts a tale of family discord and murder in a remote seaside town.

With an introductory essay by Ellah Allfrey, this anthology gathers new stories of contemporary Africa.

This book is for Educational Purposes Only.

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