Författarnas Afrika/Writers' Africa with Brian James in conversation with Stefan Helgesson, literary scholar from Stockholm University

Abstract

Brian James is a Sierra Leonean short story and screen writer. He has won a number of local short story and poetry competitions and is a recipient of the Sierra Leone Pen’s Most Promising Writer award. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication. James’ publications include short stories On the Road to Godiva (2005), Devils at the Door (2008), and Simple Economics (2009) He is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, where he also works as a consultant editor and documentary film maker.

Filmed 16 November 2010 in the Nordic Africa Institute's library, Uppsala, Sweden. 63 minutes.