Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah has officially launched the Swahili translation of his award-winning novel Paradise, now titled Peponi, in Dar es Salaam. This marks the first time his work has been translated into an African language—Swahili—by Ida Hadjivayanis and published…
Serikali ya Tanzania yampa heshima Prof. Abdulrazak Gurnah kwa ushindi wake wa Tuzo ya Nobel ya Fasihi na kuchochea tafsiri ya riwaya yake ya Paradise kwenda Kiswahili kuwa Peponi. Hatua hii ni ya kihistoria kwa fasihi ya Kiswahili na inafungua…
"Mkuki na Nyota is redefining what it means to center African languages in publishing."
Abdulrazak Gurnah, the Zanzibari-born 2021 Nobel Literature laureate’s grand homecoming was punctuated by the translation of his masterpiece, Paradise, into Kiswahili.
Our founder Mr. Walter Bgoya and Ms. Mary Jay of African Books Collective have received the ASAUK Outstanding African Studies Award 2024.
Mkuki na Nyota tukisherehekea Siku ya Kiswahili duniani pamoja na wanafasihi ya kiswahili pale @af_dar ambao ni wadau wetu katika sherehe yetu ya kila mwezi ya #KalamSalaam Tuliandaa mjadala kuhusu ‘Athari za lugha ya Kiswahili kwenye Fasihi’ ambapo tulijifunza kutoka jopo la wanafasihi…
To celebrate International Women’s Day this month, we are looking at strong female characters who have managed to overcome great odds and are a source of inspiration to us all. Non-fictional Characters Margaret Maganga- A Journey Through Darkness She suddenly became…
The biography of Tanzania’s former president Benjamin W. Mkapa sold out quickly, and our publishing house had to restock orders soon after release. Read full coverage on The Citizen here.
