by Ian Jack (Editor)

This issue of 'Granta' contains fresh voices from Africa, in all their differences, as well as memoir and reportage which reflect the past and present of its people. Included are contributions from Segun Afolabi, Helon Habila, Nadine Gordimer, Moses Isegawa, Geert Van Kesteren, Ivan Vladislavic and Binyavanga Wainaina.