From Nigerian science fiction to a time-travelling serial killer, Brittle Paper selects the best works of fiction from the continent to inspire our inner desire to travel.
From
Nigerian
science
fiction
to
a
time-travelling
serial
killer
,
Brittle
Paper
selects
the
best
works
of
fiction
from
the
continent
to
inspire
our
inner
desire
to
travel
.
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - Amos Tutuola
My
Life
in
the
Bush
of
Ghosts
-
Amos
Tutuola
Who wouldn't want to get enveloped in a fog of magical delight?
Who
would
n't
want
to
get
enveloped
in
a
fog
of
magical
delight
?
The novel describes the adventures of a little boy lost in a forest.
The
novel
describes
the
adventures
of
a
little
boy
lost
in
a
forest
.
His search for the way back home seem to take him deeper and deeper into secret colonies of creatures living in reality.
His
search
for
the
way
back
home
seem
to
take
him
deeper
and
deeper
into
secret
colonies
of
creatures
living
in
reality
.
Nigerians in Space - Deji Olukotun
Nigerians
in
Space
-
Deji
Olukotun
Wale is a Nigerian lunar geologist.
Wale
is
a
Nigerian
lunar
geologist
.
He is under the spell of a life-long dream to traveling out to the moon when the mysterious Mr Bello offers him the chance to man a Nigerian space-exploration mission.
He
is
under
the
spell
of
a
life-long
dream
to
traveling
out
to
the
moon
when
the
mysterious
Mr
Bello
offers
him
the
chance
to
man
a
Nigerian
space-exploration
mission
.
But like most dreams, what starts out as the magical fulfillment of desire quickly slips into the kingdom of nightmare.
But
like
most
dreams
,
what
starts
out
as
the
magical
fulfillment
of
desire
quickly
slips
into
the
kingdom
of
nightmare
.
In novels like this, travelling through space easily becomes a journey into the self.
In
novels
like
this
,
travelling
through
space
easily
becomes
a
journey
into
the
self
.
Our Sister Killjoy - Ama Ata Aidoo
Our
Sister
Killjoy
-
Ama
Ata
Aidoo
Ama Ata Aidoo's novel is a tourist adventure set in Germany and London.
Ama
Ata
Aidoo
's
novel
is
a
tourist
adventure
set
in
Germany
and
London
.
It charts the journey of Sissie, a bright and self-assured African student who wins a European travel scholarship.
It
charts
the
journey
of
Sissie
,
a
bright
and
self-assured
African
student
who
wins
a
European
travel
scholarship
.
Like any good explorer, she is very aware of her surroundings - an awareness that she conveys in a mixture of poetic and prose expressions.
Like
any
good
explorer
,
she
is
very
aware
of
her
surroundings
-
an
awareness
that
she
conveys
in
a
mixture
of
poetic
and
prose
expressions
.
The Moor's Account - Laila Lalami
The
Moor
's
Account
-
Laila
Lalami
In the 16th century, a group of five ships set sail from Spain for the New World.
In
the
16th
century
,
a
group
of
five
ships
set
sail
from
Spain
for
the
New
World
.
Estabanico, a survivor of the expedition, is our latest guide through the unknown lands and peoples.
Estabanico
,
a
survivor
of
the
expedition
,
is
our
latest
guide
through
the
unknown
lands
and
peoples
.
He lives to tell the story of their following travels heading out to Florida and how their dream of becoming wealthy conquerors becomes a journey in search of self-discovery and redemption.
He
lives
to
tell
the
story
of
their
following
travels
heading
out
to
Florida
and
how
their
dream
of
becoming
wealthy
conquerors
becomes
a
journey
in
search
of
self-discovery
and
redemption
.
From Nigerian science fiction to a time-travelling serial killer, Brittle Paper selects the best works of fiction from the continent to inspire our inner desire to travel.  My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - Amos Tutuola  Who wouldn't want to get enveloped in a fog of magical delight?  The novel describes the adventures of a little boy lost in a forest. His search for the way back home seem to take him deeper and deeper into secret colonies of creatures living in reality.  Nigerians in Space - Deji Olukotun  Wale is a Nigerian lunar geologist. He is under the spell of a life-long dream to traveling out to the moon when the mysterious Mr Bello offers him the chance to man a Nigerian space-exploration mission. But like most dreams, what starts out as the magical fulfillment of desire quickly slips into the kingdom of nightmare. In novels like this, travelling through space easily becomes a journey into the self.  Our Sister Killjoy - Ama Ata Aidoo  Ama Ata Aidoo's novel is a tourist adventure set in Germany and London. It charts the journey of Sissie, a bright and self-assured African student who wins a European travel scholarship. Like any good explorer, she is very aware of her surroundings - an awareness that she conveys in a mixture of poetic and prose expressions.  The Moor's Account - Laila Lalami  In the 16th century, a group of five ships set sail from Spain for the New World. Estabanico, a survivor of the expedition, is our latest guide through the unknown lands and peoples. He lives to tell the story of their following travels heading out to Florida and how their dream of becoming wealthy conquerors becomes a journey in search of self-discovery and redemption.