"Beyoncé is not shining a light on African...

June 8 2016 , Written by Ola Fagbohun

"Beyoncé is not shining a light on African literature – it's the other way round" https://t.co/9tV2xjsjke
Ola Fagbohun (@DiverseTraveler)June 08, 2016

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Beyoncé is not shining a light on African literature - it's the other way round

When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was featured on Beyoncé's track, she became, according to elle.com, "Beyoncé's Favorite Novelist." In the months following the collaboration, there was much talk about how being linked to Beyoncé had somehow upgraded Adichie into a truly global celebrity.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/jun/08/beyonce-lemonade-african-literature-warsan-shire

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