Episode 6: Pede Hollist interview

Episode 6 of the Writing Africa Podcast podcast, hosted by Writing Africa, titled "Episode 6: Pede Hollist interview" was published on May 21, 2018 and runs 22 minutes.

May 21, 2018 ·22m · Writing Africa Podcast

Summary

Sierra Leone novelist, short story writer and academic Pede Hollist speaks about his book So The Path Does Not Die with a focus on how he breathed life into a female character as a man, researching on the American Dream, his membership of the African Literature Association and how the organisation helps African letters. He gives his impression of the Sierra Leone Literary Scene including the Sierra Leone Writers Series and the Sierra Leone writers do we need to be reading? He also talks about his work as a Fulbright scholar in Sierra Leone and his opinion on the Caine Prize that was announced last week.

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