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[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1716838482624{margin-top: 4em !important;}”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text el_class=”align-center”]\n
The Beginning of an Era<\/h6>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_single_image image=”3990″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” el_class=”about-img”][vc_empty_space height=”24px”][vc_column_text el_class=”about”]Nigerian literature has suffered many challenges over the last two decades. Readers have had to endure a paucity of good books from local writers and have relied heavily on Western Literature and the books of our literary giants of old; books unrivalled by their mastery, power of evocation and truth, but lacking in today\u2019s thematic representations and narratives \u2013 fundamentals upon which the literary culture of a society is built.<\/p>\n

We have also suffered through the seemingly insurmountable challenges of getting published and getting our works to the world. To the few daring writers who braved the route of self-publishing, getting their books to the reader has been the toughest challenge of them all. But we have soldiered on regardless, and in the last decade, we have registered a growing number of literary warriors, men and women who have risen against all odds to make our voices heard. Nigeria has recorded the emergence of new publishing houses, book clubs, bookstores, book vendors, readers and a great many voices clamouring to be heard.<\/p>\n

It is from this boiling pot of dreams that we rise, like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes. We rise with a dream and a promise, to push boundaries and break barriers. Here at Masobe Books, we like to think of ourselves as a family. We believe that together, we can surmount any challenges. Come join us. Let us dream together. Let us rise together. Let us read together. Let us write together. Together we can.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1716838413605{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-right: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 2em !important;padding-left: 3em !important;background-color: #f5f7f9 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Company Profile” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Masobe Books is a publishing company in Lagos Nigeria, established in 2018. We are a small but dedicated team of book lovers determined to find and platform the best of the emerging voices from the African continent. In the last six years, we have published over 200 African writers, some of whom have gone ahead to garner local and international acclaim and awards. We are driven by purpose and innovation for impact, and for the sheer beauty of our stories.<\/p>\n

Masobe is a word derived from the Isoko Language of the Isoko people who hail from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It means \u2018Let Us Read.\u2019[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1720551518681{margin-bottom: 5em !important;padding-top: 40px !important;}” el_class=”mission-vission”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1720551529113{padding-top: 2.5em !important;padding-right: 2.5em !important;padding-bottom: 2.5em !important;padding-left: 2.5em !important;background-color: #f5f7f9 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Our Mission” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]To bring beautiful and exciting stories from talented African authors to your doorstep with ease and on time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1715362035321{padding-top: 2.5em !important;padding-right: 2.5em !important;padding-bottom: 2.5em !important;padding-left: 2.5em !important;background-color: #f5f7f9 !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Our Vision” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]To be Africa\u2019s number 1 publishing house and a major player in the International literary scene.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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