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Nigerian writer and activist Wole Soyinka celebrated his 70th birthday in July and in tribute to the man who won the Nobel prize in 1986 a group of Nigerians has come together to create a coffee-table book, including more than 600 photos and personal tributes in WS: a life in full. A fitting and unique tribute to the literary genius.

In further recognition of the work of Soyinka we reproduce a paper presented earlier this year by Abiola Irele at a conference dedicated to the man and his work, entitled 'The Achievement of Wole Soyinka'.

Other recent reviews on www.africanreviewofbooks.com include a study of African cinema by Josef Gugler.

People Who Have Stolen from Me by David Cohen is a fascinating journalistic journey into the world of crime in South Africa, but is crime really an industry?

Boy by Lindsey Collen is a linguistic journey through Mauritius and more obviously a coming-of-age novel.

Aryan Kaganof¹s latest publications are, as ever, self-reflective diaries; narratives formulated from ceaseless notetaking, filtered through carnal nets of young girls, alcohol and cinema and guided through the maelstrom by the philosophers Hegel, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein.

At a more practical level is The Aids Handbook which gives a broad overview of the physiological, biomedical, social and political issues surrounding the disease.

On the news front two titles from African have made it into the prestigious Booker prize longlist and we highlight the list of Zimbabwe's 75 best books, which are a tribute to indigenous publishing.

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