Books Quote by Sefi Atta

I studied French and English literature because I liked it.

— Chris de Burgh

I read a lot of biographies and books with an African background.

— Wilbur Smith

Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce Cary and…

— Giles Foden

I was an English major in university and that got me into novels, but I read a lot of books as a kid.

— Dan Mangan

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether its with Africa or childhood.

— Binyavanga Wainaina

Indeed, I still read a fair amount of French literature and I am very attracted to the emotional depth and simplicity of writers such…

— Carol Drinkwater

At first I read mostly books by Southern authors - black and white - because almost all the people I knew were born and…

— Edward P. Jones

I like the idea of readers feeling a familiarity, whether it's with Africa or childhood.

— Binyavanga Wainaina

The concentration in my book on Marie Antoinette's childhood and on her family influences. It is surprising how some books actually start with her…

— Antonia Fraser

I think reading the novels definitely was a good source for me to study from.

— Laura Vandervoort

“She was a great and insatiable reader, surprisingly well acquainted with the classics of literature, and unexpectedly lavish in the purchase of books. Her…

— Edith OE. Somerville Martin Ross

I was in school for literature, and read so many 19th century and early 20th century novels that it was hard to break out…

— Colin Meloy