The awarding of Tanzanian-born author Abdulrazak Gurnah of the Nobel Prize in Literature was a talking point at the recent African Writers conference in Dar es Salaam.
The atmosphere at the new library at the University of Dar es Salaam on October 9 was one of validation as veteran Tanzanian author Richard Mabala discussed the issue of a global narrative on the future of the African writer, the state of African literature and the hope of a renaissance.
