{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Writing From Africa","description":"Where is Africa in world literature? After centuries of being confined to a cramped corner of the literary world\u2014to being described by explorers, tourists, journalists, and activists\u2014African writers discuss what it means to tell their own stories, in their own words and languages, and the journey their work takes to arrive in print, at home and abroad. Lesley Nneka Arimah\u2019s \u2018What It Means When A Man Falls From the Sky\u2019 is \u201ccompletely captivating\u2026whether you\u2019re in Nigeria or Chicago\u201d (Ebony); Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi\u2019s \u2018Kintu\u2019 has been called \u201ca masterpiece of cultural memory\u201d (Publishers Weekly), and Sarah Ladipo Manyika\u2019s \u2018Like a Mule Bringing Ice Cream to the Sun\u2019 is one of the \u201cbrilliant books that you really need to read\u201d (Buzzfeed). ","author_name":"Bay Area Book Festival Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.baybookfest.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6033852\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/18153740"}