African Writing: What is it?, by Dele Ikeorha African writing: What is it? What really is it? It is not the garment that makes the man or the man that makes the garment, but it is. The answers to the simple question are varied: 1. Any writing by an African, regardless of the subject matter. 2. Writing in an African language, rather than colonial languages. 3. Writing in any language by an African. 4. Writing on themes significant to the African experience. 5. Writing on any theme, whether significant, fantastical, farcical, or fictional that resonates...