Brittle Paper Puts a Literary Twist on the Jollof Wars with Hashtag #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof

Brittle Paper, a go-to blog for all things contemporary African literature, asked followers on Twitter to #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof Thursday, which prompted blerds to work jollof into famous book titles such as There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists.

I'll be retweeting the best titles of the #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof hashtag, so tag @brittlepaper when you post! pic.twitter.com/BUklO0odvl

— BRITTLE PAPER (@brittlepaper) June 16, 2016

The exercise is especially timely considering Sister Deborah’s ultimate jollof anthem dropped last month, which aimed to claim victory for Ghana in the ongoing #JollofWars among Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon.

Nigerian founder and curator of Brittle Paper, also a doctoral degree holder of English at Duke University, Ainehi Edoro, who recently penned thought-provoking article “Beyoncé is not shining a light on African literature – it's the other way round,” retweeted the cleverest literary reimaginings. Although she credits Nnanna Esther Nne as the mastermind. Take a look:

The Trouble With Jollof#ReplaceABookTitleWithJollofpic.twitter.com/tptNgVshj5

— Pa Ikhide (@ikhide) June 16, 2016

One Day I Will Write About This Jollof #ReplaceBookTitleWithJollof@brittlepaper

— Amara N. Okolo (@BlackBubberrian) June 16, 2016

The jollof's are not to blame - Ola Rotimi#ReplaceBookTitleWithJollof

— Charles Isidi (@i_am_pixelhub) June 16, 2016

@brittlepaper we should all be jollof -Chimamanda Adichie #ReplaceBookTitleWithJollof

— The King (@Im_KingofQueens) June 16, 2016

We are not. @nnannaesthernne is the mastermind behind this super-fun hashtag. #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollofhttps://t.co/XN8xk30IhR

— BRITTLE PAPER (@brittlepaper) June 16, 2016

How Stella Got Her Jollof Back (from bad recipes published in @guardian's Lifestyle section) #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof@brittlepaper

— Neelika Jayawardane (@Sugarintheplum) June 16, 2016

#ReplaceTitleWithJollof - From Jollof to Pigfoot: Second Helpings https://t.co/Nun34n9jUD LOL pic.twitter.com/Y75955CNOm

— Jacaranda Books (@JacarandaBooks) June 16, 2016

#ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof

Jollof fall Apart

By Chinua Achebe

— Nneka (@nnannaesthernne) June 16, 2016

#ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Jollof pic.twitter.com/UhXCRjDeR2

— The Jeli (@thejelistories) June 16, 2016

Finding Jollof Again by @ChiomaIwunze ?#ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof

— Ankara Press (@ankarapress) June 16, 2016

Every Day is for the Jollof by @tejucole ?? #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof

— Cassava Republic (@CassavaRepublic) June 16, 2016

Ha! So they really did start #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollof? ? Good to know Nigerians can learn a thing or two from us Kenyans.

— Wanjeri (@mawazo_mengi) June 16, 2016

We’d love to know how you’d work Jollof into African lit book titles. Tag us at @okayafrica on Twitter.

UPDATE:

We are not. @nnannaesthernne is the mastermind behind this super-fun hashtag. #ReplaceABookTitleWithJollofhttps://t.co/XN8xk30IhR

— BRITTLE PAPER (@brittlepaper) June 16, 2016

UPDATE 6/8/2016:

@brittlepaper thanks ma'am. but I just changd Kegels to Jollof, frm #ReplaceBookTitleWithKegels@notmutant n @mawazo_mengi actualy strtd it

— Nneka (@nnannaesthernne) June 18, 2016