It began two years ago: a project to pay tribute to the “jewels” of African literature. In February in Accra, Ghana, the list of “Africa’s 100 Best Books of the 20th Century” was announced, and this month the project reaches its culmination with ceremonies, conferences and exhibitions in Cape Town and Harare, the latter as part of the annual Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF). The focus of these conferences, using the “100 Best Books” theme, will be The Impact of African Writing on World Literature. It will be interesting to see what emerges.