The Fourth Generation

A new wave of Nigerian writers is reshaping global fiction:

• Teju Cole — Open City, a Nigerian-American take on the wandering city observer
• Ayobami Adebayo — Stay With Me, a marriage strained by politics and grief
• Akwaeke Emezi — Freshwater, gender and self read through Igbo cosmology

They are also building at home: Cassava Republic Press and other independent houses now grow African literary culture without leaning on Western gatekeepers.