{"id":6155,"date":"2019-01-14T13:44:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T13:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/?p=6155"},"modified":"2020-07-11T15:14:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T15:14:38","slug":"ten-questions-with-ayesha-harruna-attah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akefestival.org\/archive\/ten-questions-with-ayesha-harruna-attah\/","title":{"rendered":"TEN QUESTIONS  With  AYESHA HARRUNA ATTAH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>It&#8217;s 2118 and you&#8217;ve arrived in Lagos for a book festival. When you step out of the airport, what is the first thing you see?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I see beautiful tree-lined streets, on which solar-paneled shuttles ply, picking up and dropping off passengers. Under the shade of the trees, market women and men display their wares [on] floating tables as customers come and go. It is as vibrant as Lagos has always been.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>You&#8217;ve been selected for a mission to the moon. Which African author are you taking and why?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am taking Bessie Head. I love the way she creates complex yet accessible characters. And because there\u2019s so much of her work I still haven\u2019t read.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What invention do you think would change the lives of Africans today?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sun-powered machine that converts plastic and metal into useful items, one that everyone will [have] in their homes. A plastic comb is old and tired? Pop it into the machine and convert it into something else the family needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Two things you\u2019re doing when not reading or writing?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing with my toddler and making ice cream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>To what extent has African literature envisioned an African future?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think most African writers are searching for answers to a brighter future for the continent. And whether they write about the past, present, or future, the eye is always on the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What book do you think best captures Afrofuturism?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imraan Coovadia\u2019s \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Spy in Time<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>You wake up one morning to find that you&#8217;ve grown a pair of wings. What do you do?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ll spend the first day reading up cases of human flight, rereading Toni Morrison\u2019s \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song of Solomon<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019 The next day, I\u2019ll wake up before the first cock\u2019s crow, find a tall tree to climb up, then I\u2019ll take to the skies, go as far as I can go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Name one book that made you think differently about the world.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italo Calvino\u2019s \u2018<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invisible Cities<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What is the most difficult part of your creative process?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turning off the voice that wonders if anyone will be interested in my work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What is your African dream?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A continent erased of all borders<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s 2118 and you&#8217;ve arrived in Lagos for a book festival. 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