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Nigerian author Sefi Atta on writing in a West African context
Nigerian author and playwright, Sefi Atta was a past winner of 麻豆社 African Performance awards with "The Engagement" and "Makinwa's".
Her latest novel 鈥楾he Bead Collector鈥� is set in Lagos in the late 1970s - a period of political turmoil.
She tells Focus on Africa of the stories behind the novel, and how her passion for African history and politics colours her writing.
(Photo: Sefi Atta in the 麻豆社鈥檚 Focus On Africa studio. Credit: 麻豆社)
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