Do you have examples of such authors and the prizes that they have won? Are the prizes neo-colonial because they are awarded by institutions in former colonial powers, or in the West generally? These are genuine questions - I read Nigerian writers but I see them as merely describing or exploring their own ideas or their own reality, rather than 'denigrating Africa or black people, and I would be really interested to know the boundaries of what you are describing.
If it will end up starting another round of bitter exchanges, sterile accusations of jealousy etc., or expose you to threats of libel actions, you may want to just advise about the kind of foundations you are describing. But I am curious sha
Ayo
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--The new dead end of Nigerian literature is that a Nigeria writer (In Diaspora mainly) writes one or two novels (usually), denigrating Africa and/or Africans (blacks), wins one or two awards from some neo-colonial foundations, then begins to strut and gets stuck in the Cul-de-sac.Reproductions in part or in whole, in whatever forms, of ChidiAnthonyOparaPoetry/Quotes except for non-profit information and education purposes, without a written permission from the Author is not allowed.
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