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Coming of Age. Strides in African Publishing Essays in Honour of Dr Henry Chakava at 70

Coming of Age. Strides in African Publishing Essays in Honour of Dr Henry Chakava at 70

Kamau, Kiarie
Mitambo, Kirimi

Paperback

Business of Writing

ISBN10: 9966561846
ISBN13: 9789966561848
Publisher: East African Educ Publ
Published: May 3 2016
Pages: 318
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
The sixteen chapters in this book form a Festschrift in honour of Henry Chakava, the distinguished Kenyan publisher. With a Forward by Tanzanian publisher Walter Bgoya, his long-time collaborator in furthering the causes of independent African publishing, the topics cover the full range of issues in which he has been central over more than forty years. His notable achievements include the first local buy-out of a British multinational publishing house, being one of the founders of African Books Collective and the African Publishers' Network, and participation in international counsels such as the Bellagio Publishing Network. Amongst the contributors are prominent Kenyan authors Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Simon Gikandi and Micere Githae Mugo; Kenyan colleagues from the book trade world; close collaborators in Uganda and Nigeria, and some international colleagues. The greatest range of the contributors are from within Africa. There are subject specific chapters on such issues as training, copyright, publishing in the digital age, and an overview of publishing at Codesria including the vexed issue of marginalisation of African language publishing.

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