Podcasts about Ayesha Harruna Attah

Oggi le mie proposte saranno tutte molto leggere, adatte per momenti di spensieratezza e gustoso divertimento. Se è importante il relax, però, non significa che dovremo rinunciare alla qualità dei testi e alla diversità delle proposte! Ecco dunque i libri che ho scelto per voi: Come governare il mondo, di Tibor Fischer; La somma e il totale di questo preciso momento, di Don Robertson; Zainab conquista New York, di Ayesha Harruna Attah. Il podcast è indipendente e autoprodotto, quindi ogni contributo fa la differenza: supportalo con un caffè virtuale su Ko-fi! ko-fi.com/zonalettura Scrivimi su Instagram per commenti, idee e proposte: instagram.com/zonalettura/ Puoi anche acquistare i libri che consiglio direttamente da questa lista, che contiene gli 80 libri più belli che ho letto negli ultimi anni: amazon.it/shop/zonalettura Se apprezzi il podcast, lasciami una recensione o qualche stellina! Foto di Gabriele Taormina Musica di Jason Shaw: Acoustic Blues e Saloon Rag da audionautix.com Musica di Shane Ivers: Rendezvous, da silvermansound.com

“O futuro da língua portuguesa será brasileiro e africano: trocando por miúdos, o futuro da língua portuguesa será preto”. É o que crava Kalaf Epalanga em “Pretuguês”, texto que fecha “Minha Pátria é a Língua Pretuguesa” (Todavia). O livro carrega no título uma homenagem à filósofa e antropóloga Lélia Gonzales, que cunhou o termo “pretuguês”, o português marcado pela influência de idiomas de origem africana. “Minha Pátria é a Língua Pretuguesa” é uma reunião de 55 crônicas antes publicadas por Kalaf nos livros “Estórias de Amor Para Meninos de Cor” e “O Angolano que Comprou Lisboa (Por Metade do Preço)”, no jornal Rede Angola e na revista Quatro Cinco Um. Essa relação com a língua fez parte, claro, da conversa que vocês ouvirão a seguir. Também papeamos sobre a dificuldade de circulação da literatura africana, a falta de um diálogo direto mais intenso entre o Brasil e países como Angola e Moçambique e como o autor trata das questões raciais em diferentes gêneros. Angolano, Kalaf é autor do romance “Também os Brancos Sabem Dançar”, publicado por aqui em 2018. Gravamos enquanto o escritor estava em Nova York, após uma passagem por Acra, capital de Gana. Na hora da dica de leitura, Kalaf abriu sua mala e compartilhou uma série de recomendações que ainda não saíram no Brasil. Deixo o alerta para os editores que acompanham o podcast: deem uma boa atenção a essa parte do episódio. Parte dos livros indicados por Kalaf: “As Madames”, de Zukiswa Wanner, “The Deep Blue Between”, de Ayesha Harruna Attah, “Maceration”, de Jay Kophy, “Azúcar”, de Nii Ayikwei Parkes, e “For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings”, de Troy Onyango. A foto de Kalaf usada na arte do podcast foi feita por Sara de Santis. * Aqui o caminho para a newsletter da Página Cinco: https://paginacinco.substack.com/' ** E aqui A Biblioteca no Fim do Túnel: https://www.livrariaarquipelago.com.br/a-biblioteca-no-fim-do-tunel-rodrigo-casarin

This time Panashe Chigumadzi is in conversation with Ghanaian-born, Senegal-based writer Ayesha Harruna Attah. She is the author of the novels "The Harmattan Rain", "Saturday's Shadows", "The Hundred Wells of Salaga", "The Deep Blue Between" and "Zainab Takes New York". In her work she explores filling the gaps that historiography has left with Black women's histories through fiction.

She's moving to New York City to pursue her lifelong dream to become an illustrator, but she doesn't just want to get a job. She's also on a mission to make enough money to go on a night out, buy a whole bottle of wine (not just a glass) and, most importantly of all, to fall in love. But as she grows accustomed to the hustle and bustle of city life - with the help of her new roommate Mary Grace, and life-long friend, Densua - she begins to hear the voices of her ancestors in her mind. . . Could understanding her family's past hold the key to Zainab's future? A charming romcom about one woman learning to fall in love in one of the most magical cities on earth, Ayesha Harruna Attah's novel is perfect for fans of Uzma Jalaluddin, Kiley Reid and Angela Makholwa. ___________________________________

Ayesha Harruna Attah is a Ghanaian-born Senegal-based writer of the books Harmattan Rain (2008), Saturday's Shadow (2015), and The Hundred Wells of Salaga (2015). Ayesha's newest title "The Deep Blue Between," which was published on October 15, 2020, is a Young Adult offering that could be considered a sequel to The Hundred Wells of Salaga. In this interview, we speak about her move to write for Young Adults, talks in-depth about the new book, and speaks about what it takes to write historical fiction.

What do writers mean when they say they are ‘possessed’ by a character or a story? How much intuitive freedom does MFA courses offer writers, and hwat is it like to discover and translate a 3000 year old Hieroglyphic Egyptian love story? We discuss these and more with writer and researcher, Ayesha Harruna Attah, author of four books including the recently published novel, The Deep Blue Between -- a multi-directional migration story of a displaced set of twins in 1800s Ghana, and its predecessor, The Hundred Wells of Salaga.We use the music of Mayra Andrade, Les Nubian, Sampa The Great, Nina Simone, Salif Keita and so much more to discuss Ayesha Harruna Attah’s experience of being mentored by, and working closely with the literary giant, Ayi Kwei Armah, her experience of being published in Continental Africa and Europe, and other topics. For more information of Ayesha Harruna Attah’s work, visit AyeshaAttah.com.Listen to Ayesha’s curated playlist on Spotify, Deezer and YouTubeContinue the conversation by posting your thoughts on this episode on Twitter and Instagram by tagging us #BooksAndRhymesAyesha Harruna Attah’s bibliography - Saturday Shadows (Per Ankh Publisher)- Harmattan rain- The Hundred Wells of Salaga- The Deep Blue betweenBooks published as part of project that translates Hieroglyphics to multiple African languages:- Sanhat- Smi n skhty pn: Multilingual Translation of a 4000 year old African Love Story (also known as The eloquent peasant) translated by Ayi Kwei Armah, Ayeesha Harruna Attah et al.- Skhmkht Ea: On Love Sublime- A Multilingual Translation of an African Love Poem.- The instructions of PtahhotepBooks discussed and referenced in this episode: - One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez- Daughters of Africa – Margaret Busby- New Daughters of Africa – Margaret Busby- The Eloquence of the Scribes: A memoir on the sources and resources of African Literature - Ayi Kwei Armah- Two Sisters – Ama Ata Aidoo- Woman who runs with the wolves: Myth and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype – Clarissa Pinkola Estes- Bird by Bird – Anne... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We have another two-part conversation featuring writer, journalist, professor and currently Director of New York University Accra, Chiké Frankie Edozien. Like me, NYU is also his alma mater. Frankie, who continues to teach while he leads the Accra program, was named one of the Top 50 journalism professors for 2012 by Journalsimdegree.org. In 2017 he was awarded the university’s prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty award for excellence in teaching, leadership, social justice and community building. And even more kudos, Frankie’s 2017 memoir, The Lives of Great Men, is a Lambda Book Award winner. Frankie's career has spanned broadcast journalism working with BET and ABC to the New York Post for 15 years as its City Hall Reporter and lead writer on legislative affairs from 1999-2008. His coverage of major news stories including the aftermath of the shooting death of Amadou Diallo, HIV/AIDS and healthcare disparities in communities around the Big Apple was critically acclaimed. In 2008 he exposed a decades long secretive slush fund scheme that resulted in reforming the way the City Council doled out taxpayer funds and a federal investigation that saw several lawmakers jailed. He covered crime, courts, labor issues and human services public health and politics, reporting from around the country and abroad for the paper. Prof Edozien has also been keeping busy during the season of lockdowns as a participant in the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Festival which is a virtual literary festival founded by South African author and curator Zukiswa Wanner as a response to the curfews and lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic within the African continent. The fifth season will be live from 27 July - 3 August with live sessions twice daily at 12PM GMT and 6PM GMT @ Afrolit Sans Frontieres (https://www.jamesmurua.com/category/afrolit-sans-frontieres/) I hope you enjoy this very illuminating discussion about the frameworks of a career as a writer and taking a book from concept to conception. Where to find Frankie? www.edozien.net On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livesofgreatmen/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chike-frankie-edozien) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LivesofGreatMen/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/frankieedozien) What’s on Frankie's must read list: Ghana Must Go (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143124978/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0) Home Going (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_U1DfFb8BM7GR1&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Yaa Gyasi The Profit of Zongo Street (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001QIGZO0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_D3DfFb3WWM9TP&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Mohammed Naseehu Of Women and Frogs (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07XKMGSRL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AlEfFb16B0HAM&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Bisi Agjapon The writings of Ayesha Harruna Attah (https://www.amazon.com/Ayesha-Harruna-Attah/e/B01ITF0ZJS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1595270089&sr=1-1) The writings of Ama Ata Aidoo (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000ARBG38?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) The writings of Wangari Maathai (https://www.amazon.com/Wangari-Maathai/e/B001IQUQFY/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1) What's Frankie listening to: Master KG (feat. Burna Boy & Nomcebo Zikode) - Jerusalema (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CLXP6W9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_I9DfFbRSXZBQ4) All things Burna Boy (https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00AYBZS20?ref=dm_sh_be05-966c-dmcp-76cf-001df&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER) Other talking points: Afrolit Sans Frontiers (https://www.jamesmurua.com/afrolit-sans-frontieres-season-5-dates-announced/) NYU Accra (http://www.nyu.edu/accra.html) The High Table (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B085192B7K&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_P7DfFbJ1V7P1D&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Tema Wilkey Vidya Bookstore Ghana (https://vidyabookstore.com/) Book Nook Bookstore (https://booknook.store/) Special Guest: Chiké Frankie Edozien.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! We have another two-part conversation featuring writer, journalist, professor and currently Director of New York University Accra, Chiké Frankie Edozien. Like me, NYU is also his alma mater. Frankie, who continues to teach while he leads the Accra program, was named one of the Top 50 journalism professors for 2012 by Journalsimdegree.org. In 2017 he was awarded the university’s prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty award for excellence in teaching, leadership, social justice and community building. And even more kudos, Frankie’s 2017 memoir, The Lives of Great Men, is a Lambda Book Award winner. Frankie's career has spanned broadcast journalism working with BET and ABC to the New York Post for 15 years as its City Hall Reporter and lead writer on legislative affairs from 1999-2008. His coverage of major news stories including the aftermath of the shooting death of Amadou Diallo, HIV/AIDS and healthcare disparities in communities around the Big Apple was critically acclaimed. In 2008 he exposed a decades long secretive slush fund scheme that resulted in reforming the way the City Council doled out taxpayer funds and a federal investigation that saw several lawmakers jailed. He covered crime, courts, labor issues and human services public health and politics, reporting from around the country and abroad for the paper. Prof Edozien has also been keeping busy during the season of lockdowns as a participant in the Afrolit Sans Frontieres Festival which is a virtual literary festival founded by South African author and curator Zukiswa Wanner as a response to the curfews and lockdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic within the African continent. The fifth season will be live from 27 July - 3 August with live sessions twice daily at 12PM GMT and 6PM GMT @ Afrolit Sans Frontieres (https://www.jamesmurua.com/category/afrolit-sans-frontieres/) I hope you enjoy this very illuminating discussion about the frameworks of a career as a writer and taking a book from concept to conception. Where to find Frankie? www.edozien.net On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livesofgreatmen/?hl=en) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chike-frankie-edozien) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LivesofGreatMen/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/frankieedozien) What’s on Frankie's must read list: Ghana Must Go (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143124978/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0) Home Going (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B019GF5YH8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_U1DfFb8BM7GR1&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Yaa Gyasi The Profit of Zongo Street (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B001QIGZO0&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_D3DfFb3WWM9TP&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Mohammed Naseehu Of Women and Frogs (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07XKMGSRL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_AlEfFb16B0HAM&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Bisi Agjapon The writings of Ayesha Harruna Attah (https://www.amazon.com/Ayesha-Harruna-Attah/e/B01ITF0ZJS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1595270089&sr=1-1) The writings of Ama Ata Aidoo (https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B000ARBG38?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader) The writings of Wangari Maathai (https://www.amazon.com/Wangari-Maathai/e/B001IQUQFY/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1) What's Frankie listening to: Master KG (feat. Burna Boy & Nomcebo Zikode) - Jerusalema (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CLXP6W9/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_I9DfFbRSXZBQ4) All things Burna Boy (https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00AYBZS20?ref=dm_sh_be05-966c-dmcp-76cf-001df&musicTerritory=US&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER) Other talking points: Afrolit Sans Frontiers (https://www.jamesmurua.com/afrolit-sans-frontieres-season-5-dates-announced/) NYU Accra (http://www.nyu.edu/accra.html) The High Table (https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B085192B7K&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_P7DfFbJ1V7P1D&tag=glocalcitizen-20) by Tema Wilkey Vidya Bookstore Ghana (https://vidyabookstore.com/) Book Nook Bookstore (https://booknook.store/) Special Guest: Chiké Frankie Edozien.

Ayesha Harruna Attah is the author of four novels: Harmattan Rain (Per Ankh Publishers), nominated for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize; Saturday's Shadows (World Editions), shortlisted for the Kwani? Manuscript Project in 2013; The Hundred Wells of Salaga (Cassava Republic Press, UK; Other Press, US); and a forthcoming young adult novel, The Deep Blue Between (Pushkin Children's). Educated at Mount Holyoke College, Columbia University, and NYU, Ayesha has degrees in Biochemistry, Journalism, and Creative Writing. A 2015 Africa Centre Artists in Residency Award Laureate and Sacatar Fellow, she is the recipient of the 2016 Miles Morland Foundation Scholarship for non-fiction.

Our guests on this episode play a little bit with time in their books. How much does our "future" influence the present? New York Times Bestselling author, Chigozie Obioma, takes us on his journey to publishing the finalist for The Man Booker Prize, The Fishermen and Ayesha Harruna Attah is an amazing Ghanaian writer and her book, Hundred Wells of Salaga touches the sensitive spot about slave trade in West Africa... If you could change the past, would you do it? If you had the chance to see your future, would you take it? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/okoyomoh--egbekhuwa/message

Ayesha Harruna Attah is the writer of three novels. Her debut novel, Harmattan Rain, was shortlisted for the 2010 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Africa Region. Her most recent novel, The Hundred Wells of Salaga, is a wonderful historical novel set in pre-colonial Ghana following two women whose fates intersect. This novel has been translated into several languages already. Her writing is also included in the grand New Daughters of Africa anthology.In this episode recoreded during the African Book Festival Berlin, we talk about the making of The Hundred Wells of Salaga, the joys of research and the difficult task to decide what to keep out, what kind of history we are told, inserting queer characters in historical fiction, and food writing (shoutout to African Food Map).

Sarah reviews The Hundred Wells of Salaga by Ayesha Harruna Attah and Becoming by Michele Obama.As always, if you enjoyed the show, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you’ll always be among the first to get the latest GSMC Book Review Podcasts.We would like to thank our Sponsor: GSMC Podcast NetworkAdvertise with US: http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/advertise-with-us.htmlWebsite: http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.htmlITunes Feed: https://itunes.apple.com/…/gsmc-book-review-po…/id1123769087GSMC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-EKO3toL1ATwitter: https://twitter.com/GSMC_BookReviewFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GSMCBookReview/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gsmcbookreviewBlog: https://gsmcbookreview.blogspot.com/Disclaimer: The views expressed on the GSMC Book Review Podcast are for entertainment purposes only. Reproduction, copying, or redistribution of The GSMC Book Review Podcast without the express written consent of Golden State Media Concepts LLC is prohibited.

Karla begibt sich auf eine Reise ins historische Ghana. Günter begleitet einen gebrochenen Helden auf einem Roadtrip durch die USA. In Folge 2 stellen uns Karla und Günter ihre Lieblingstitel von Ayesha Harruna Attah, Gary Shteyngart, Amy Liptrot und Ryan David Jahn vor – wie immer in jeweils 60 rasanten Sekunden.

Aminah lives an idyllic life until she is brutally separated from her home and forced on a journey that transforms her from a daydreamer into a resilient woman. Wurche, the willful daughter of a chief, is desperate to play an important role in her father's court. These two women's lives converge as infighting among Wurche's people threatens the region, during the height of the slave trade at the end of the nineteenth century. Based on true events in precolonial Ghana, The Hundred Wells of Salaga offers a remarkable view of slavery and how the scramble for Africa affected the lives of everyday people.Born to two Ghanaian journalists, Ayesha Harruna Attah grew up in Accra and was educated Columbia University and NYU. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Asymptote Magazine, and the Caine Prize Writers’ 2010 Anthology. Her debut novel, Harmattan Rain, was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 2010. Ayesha was awarded the 2016 Miles Morland Foundation Scholarship for non-fiction and she currently lives in Senegal.Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.

Aminah lives an idyllic life until she is brutally separated from her home and forced on a journey that transforms her from a daydreamer into a resilient woman. Wurche, the willful daughter of a chief, is desperate to play an important role in her father's court. These two women's lives converge as infighting among Wurche's people threatens the region, during the height of the slave trade at the end of the nineteenth century. Based on true events in precolonial Ghana, The Hundred Wells of Salaga offers a remarkable view of slavery and how the scramble for Africa affected the lives of everyday people.Born to two Ghanaian journalists, Ayesha Harruna Attah grew up in Accra and was educated Columbia University and NYU. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Asymptote Magazine, and the Caine Prize Writers’ 2010 Anthology. Her debut novel, Harmattan Rain, was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize in 2010. Ayesha was awarded the 2016 Miles Morland Foundation Scholarship for non-fiction and she currently lives in Senegal.Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund.Recorded On: Tuesday, February 12, 2019

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Welcome to the African Literary Podcast Episode 6. In this episode, we talk about the winners and shortlists of a series of literary prizes that Africans are eligible in. They include the Caine Prize for African Writing, Short Story Day Africa, Brunel African Poetry Prize, Dylan Thomas Prize, Africana Book Award, South Africa’s The Sunday Times Literary Awards 2018 shortlists, and Commonwealth Short Story Prize. And new books both fiction like Ayesha Harruna Attah by "The Hundred Wells of Salaga" and "My Name is Life" and Karen Bugingo, and nonfiction as well as new covers for Nnedi Okorafor and Zukiswa Wanner. You will also find an interview of Pede Hollist featured on the second section of the Podcast.

On this episode we play excerpts from an interview we did with African writer, Ayesha Harruna Attah.