Voicing African Voices

Author

Yemi D. Prince

Yemi D. Prince (Yemi D. Ogunyem) former research fellow, Harvard University, former Director, Institute of Creative Writing, faculty at Trinity College, recipient of a Golden Trophy is a luminous literary philosopher, often fascinated by books, letters and the power of words. Author of over fifty titles of literary works—fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry and children’s stories, Yemi regales on magic realism and is considered the most eclectic post-colonial wordsmith. His recent work includes, the much reviewed Obama, the Pragmatic President, Studying Creative Writing in Nigeria and The Oral Traditions in Ile-Ife—the Yoruba people and their book of enlightenmen

Historical Fiction Literature Oral Literature

The Birth of a Child in a Fishing Boat

by Yemi D. Prince

{The Birth of a Child in a Fishing Boat} is redolent with creativity, weaving folklore and faith into literary and historical memoir. It is…

The mission of Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group (Langaa RPCIG) is to contribute to the cultural development and renaissance of Africa. This is achieved by conducting research, providing training in research and writing, and publishing and promoting African scholarship and creative writing. Langaa, not set up for monetary profit-making, is supported by founding members and other contributors, financial grants and efforts of volunteers. Langaa is physically located in Bamenda and Buea (Cameroon), although its members and volunteers operate from different parts of the world. So far, Langaa has published over 500 titles, mainly on Cameroon, but also on other African countries like Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Outstanding scholars and ordinary people familiar with the Cameroonian and African context provide editorial guidance. Each manuscript is systematically reviewed before a publication decision. Peer reviews, reader reports, and editorial changes are stored as evidence of the rigour of Langaa ’s processes.