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Donald Clarke: BBC’s ‘novels that shaped our world’ list is terrible in a very particular way
Donald Clarke: BBC’s ‘novels that shaped our world’ list is terrible in a very particular way
To mark Africa Day, Ireland’s annual celebration of its African community, The Irish Times literary correspondent picks her favourite African titles
For Africa Day, Eileen Battersby selects 13 classic novels set in Africa but written by outsiders, including several Irish authors
Nigerian tale mines rich vein of myth and superstition
Since 1999, Mos Def has strived to expand and redefine hip-hop – while still finding time to act and agitate. Ahead of his appearance in Dublin, he talks to Jim Carroll
Culture Shock
Chinua Achebe best known for breakthrough novel ‘Things fall Apart’
Nigerian writer made his name 50 years ago with his breakthrough novel Things Fall Apart
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices